World Polio Day, 24 October 2025 - Importance, Theme & History
World Polio Day, observed worldwide on the 24th of October annually to raise awareness of the significance of polio vaccination to protect every child from this devastating disease.
On this day, various local, national, and international healthcare organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Rotary International, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Childrenβs Fund (UNICEF), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the vaccine alliance come together and conduct several events, campaigns, vaccinations and educational programs to create awareness about the importance of providing vaccines to children to eradicate polio.
World Polio Day 2025 Theme
This year, 2025, the World Polio Day Theme is βEnd Polio: Every Child, Every Vaccine, Everywhereβ. This theme highlights the urgent need for vaccinating every child worldwide with polio vaccine, as well as the commitment to global eradication through equal access and collective effort.
Year by year, the themes for World Polio Day are:
World Polio Day 2024 Theme: A Global Mission to Reach Every Child
World Polio Day 2023 Theme: A Healthier Future for Mothers and Children: End Polio Now
World Polio Day 2022 Theme: A Healthier Future for Mothers and Children
World Polio Day 2021 Theme: Delivering on a Promise: Polio Eradication Now
World Polio Day 2020 Theme: Stories of Progress: Past and Present
History of World Polio Day
World Polio Day was created and celebrated by Rotary International to commemorate the birthday of Jonas Salk, the medical researcher who led the team that developed the first polio vaccine. In 1955, he created the Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine. In 1962, Albert Sabin created the Oral Polio Vaccine. In 1988, the World Health Assembly committed to eradicating the poliovirus. At the time, there were around 3,50,000 cases worldwide. In 2002, the WHO European Region was declared polio-free. Since then, on October 24, World Polio Day is celebrated worldwide.
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