Historical Organization
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India
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Organization Timeline
India records its last wild polio case
📅 13 January 2011The last reported case was a child in West Bengal whose illness began on 13 January.
A West Bengal child becomes the last recorded case
📅 13 January 2011The date marks onset of illness in India’s final known wild poliovirus infection.
Years of polio outreach approach a turning point
📅 13 January 2011Immunization workers continued surveillance and vaccination after the last detected case.
The final case is distinct from later certification
📅 13 January 2011India had to document sustained interruption of wild polio transmission before regional certification.
WHO welcomes India’s routine rotavirus vaccine
📅 27 March 2016A dated statement recognized India’s introduction of vaccine against a major cause of childhood diarrhoea.
India adds protection against severe diarrhoea
📅 27 March 2016The new immunization option aimed to reduce severe rotavirus disease in children.
An Indian vaccination programme begins phased delivery
📅 27 March 2016Early introduction covered selected states before wider expansion.
Rotavirus vaccine joins other child-health measures
📅 27 March 2016Immunization complements clean water, hygiene, and treatment of dehydration.
WHO validates India’s trachoma elimination
📅 8 October 2024India reached the criteria for elimination of trachoma as a public health problem.
Indian eye health programmes meet elimination targets
📅 8 October 2024Surveys in previously endemic areas confirmed that prevalence targets had been reached.
Surgery and water access belong in eye health
📅 8 October 2024Post-validation plans included care for trichiasis and promotion of hygiene and sanitation.
Monitoring follows an elimination milestone
📅 8 October 2024WHO validation was followed by plans to watch for resurgence.