The World Polio Day will be a special one, because in the past year the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has achieved so much worthy of celebration. From reaching long-awaited milestones to increased momentum in polio’s remaining strongholds, we are ever closer to achieving our goal of a polio-free world.

Join the GPEI in recognising the contributions of healthcare workers, volunteers, families, communities, governments, donors, traditional and religious leaders, civil society organizations and partners, all of whom have played a crucial role in the achievements that have been made this year.

Here are just some of the things we have to celebrate this World Polio Day: