13 May 1988
At the 41st World Health Assembly in 1988, delegates from 166 Member States adopted a landmark resolution (WHA 41.28) for the worldwide eradication of polio. It marked the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).