LiveMint: WHO to certify South-East Asia as polio free next week
“The World Health Organisation (WHO) will certify the South-East Asia region that comprises of 11 countries including India as polio free on 27 March. … South-East Asia will be the fourth geographical zone to join the polio free region of WHO after the Americas (1994), the Western Pacific (2000) and European region (2002)…” (Unnikrishnan, 3/18).