European Region marks tenth anniversary of polio-free certification

WHO/Europe on June 21, 2012 08:10

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    Today, the WHO European Region marks 10 years since it was certified free of poliomyelitis (polio). Stopping transmission of indigenous wild poliovirus in the 53 countries in the Region was a landmark in the effort to eradicate polio globally, and helped accelerate international momentum towards that goal.

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