Editing Pulse Polio (section)

==History==

In India, vaccination against polio started in around 1972 with Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). By 1999, it covered around 60% of infants, giving three doses of [[Oral polio vaccine|OPV]] to each.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

In 1985, the [[Universal Immunisation Programme|Universal Immunization Programme]] (UIP) was launched to cover all the districts of the country. UIP became a part of child survival and safe motherhood program (CSSM) in 1992 and Reproductive and Child Health Program (RCH) in 1997
. This program led to a significant increase in coverage, up to 5%. The number of reported cases of polio also declined from thousands <!-- Correct number needed -->during 1987 to 42 in 2010.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

In 1995, following the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the World Health Organization (1988), India launched Pulse Polio immunization program with Universal Immunization Program which aimed at 100% coverage.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

The last reported cases of wild polio in India were in West Bengal and Gujarat on 13 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Polio Global Eradication Initiative |url=http://www.polioeradication.org/InfectedCountries/India.aspx |access-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222154545/http://www.polioeradication.org/Infectedcountries/India.aspx |archive-date=2012-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 27 March 2014, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declared India a polio free country, since no cases of wild polio been reported in for five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/policy-and-issues/who-certifies-india-poliofree/article5839833.ece|title=WHO certifies India polio-free|date=27 March 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 March 2014|archive-date=31 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331020643/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/policy-and-issues/who-certifies-india-poliofree/article5839833.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>