Amitabh Bachchan happy with polio eradication from India

21 July,2014 08:06 AM IST |   |  PTI

Amitabh Bachchan, who is the goodwill ambassador for polio UNICEF campaign, is happy that the disease is finally eradicated from India

Amitabh Bachchan


Amitabh Bachchan, who is the goodwill ambassador for polio UNICEF campaign, is happy that the disease is finally eradicated from India.


Amitabh Bachchan

The 69-year-old was appointed as the ambassador in 2005 and has since fronted their polio eradication programme successfully.

"Polio eradicated from India.. An 8 year campaign with the UNICEF ambassadorship! Feel such accomplishment and joy!," Bachchan posted on Twitter. India was declared polio free by WHO (World Health Organization) earlier this year.

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