National Vaccination Day- March 16th

March 17, 2023

National Vaccination Day, also known as Immunization Day or Polio Ravivar, is an annual event celebrated in India on March 16^th.
The day is observed to promote vaccination campaigns and raise awareness about the importance of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases.
The first National Vaccination Day was celebrated in India in 1995 to eradicate polio from the country.
- Since then, it has become an important event in India’s public health calendar.
The last case was reported in 2011 and WHO declared India to be Polio free in 2014.