India on Course to be Declared Polio Free

India has had no new polio cases for a year, meaning that if pending tests prove negative it will be declared polio free for the first time in its history. Polio is on causes to be eliminated because of a nationwide immunisation programme. Such problems can meet difficulties where the population is so big and is often uneducated and living in rural areas. Eliminating diseases like polio is important so children can go to school and adults can work as well as the government having to spend less money on treatment.

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