World Polio Day 2026: Check these 5 health facts

World Polio Day 2026: Check these 5 important facts Nascimento Pinto Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Oct 14, 2026 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

World Polio Day Every year, World Polio Day 2026 is observed on October 24, to raise awareness about polio and the need to take life-saving measures to prevent it File pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Origin of the day The day was started by Rotary International in 1985 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Jonas Salk and his contribution to finding the cure for poliomyelitis Pexels [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Who is Jonas Salk? Dr Salk led the first team that developed the early treatment called inactivated polio vaccine in 1955, before the oral vaccine was developed by Albert Sabin File pic [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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