CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
National Vaccination Day-16th March:
- National Vaccination Day is observed annually on 16th march in India.
- The occasion is celebrated to raise awareness about importance of vaccination.
- This day creates awareness regarding how effective vaccination is to prevent deadly diseases. Mostly, this day celebrates India’s victory over polio disease along with an improvement in the health and life expectancy of an individual.
- The first dose of oral polio vaccine got started in the year 1995 in India.
- Therefore, the national immunization day or vaccination day observes the pulse polio programme of the government with the goal of complete eradication of polio from the country.
- The last case of polio was reported from Bengal in 2011 and later various vaccination drives were initiated against diseases like tetanus, mumps, and TB.
