CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The region was one of the last to have polio transmission in India, which was certified polio-free in 2014. Kosi River Basin area near Darbhanga, Bihar State, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Within two decades, India received ‘Polio-free certification’ from World Health Organization on the 27 March 2014, with the last polio case being reported in Howrah in West Bengal on 13 January 2011.

Detailed explanation-3: -Investigation of the vaccine-derived polio virus found in sewage sample in Kolkata. India, along with 10 other countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Region, was declared polio free in 2014. No new case of polio has been reported in India since January 2011.

Detailed explanation-4: -1985: Rotary International pledges US$120 million to its fund, PolioPlus and raised US$240 million. 1986: Rotary provides US$2.6 million grant to Tamil Nadu (India) for a pilot Polio vaccination campaign. 1988: The World Health Assembly launches the Global Polio Eradication Initiative - (GPEI).