Indian Olympic Athletes Appeal to Root out Polio

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With no new polio case reported in the country for more than a year, Indian Olympic athletes Thursday appealed to parents to get their children vaccinated in time in a bid to root out the disease forever.

"This Close", a polio eradication campaign by Rotary, involves more than a dozen Indian Olympic athletes including members of the boxing, weightlifting and wrestling teams.

As per Rotary, India is on the brink of wiping out polio, all that is needed is a "strong push" to root it out once and for all and Olympics is the apt platform to spread this message.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar, in a message from London, appealed to parents to get their children vaccinated on time.

"In 1988, 500 children were getting affected by polio in India every day. Today, our country is reaching steadily toward eradication of polio. We need your help to win this fight," he said.

"Polio vaccine can save a child from polio paralysis. Let us ensure that children are not paralysed by giving them the vital drops," said boxer Vijender Singh in his message.

Rotary International is a partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative comprising of WHO, UNICEF and Rotary.

India was removed from WHO's polio endemic list on Feb 25 this year after completing over a year without reporting any case of polio.

After achieving the milestone of non-polio endemic nation, India needs to maintain the status for another two years to be certified polio-free by the WHO.

TAGS: Indian Olympic athletes, polio, eradicate, India, Indian Olympians

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