WHO Calls to End Polio
Thirty-five years ago, polio paralyzed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50.
The international community united under the World Health Organization's (WHO) leadership in 1988 with the goal of eradicating polio.
World Polio Day
World Polio Day, on 24 October, raises awareness about the progress made and challenges that remain to end polio's spread.
Polio can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis, most often in children.
Decades ago, the world overcame geopolitical and geographic barriers to end smallpox. Let's finish the job.
Said by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Global Progress
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was established three decades ago and is now led by the WHO and other organizations.
Since the launch, the number of polio cases has dropped by more than 99 per cent, with only 36 cases reported so far in 2025.
Author's summary: WHO urges to finish polio eradication.
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