Public health: Diseases India has eliminated, from smallpox and polio to yaws
📌DISEASES INDIA HAS ELIMINATED: A PUBLIC HEALTH MILESTONE India has made remarkable progress in combating infectious diseases through vaccination, public health campaigns and improved healthcare. 📌Major achievements include: • Smallpox: Eradicated worldwide in 1980. • Polio: India was certified polio-free in 2014, with its last wild poliovirus case reported in 2011. • Yaws: Declared eliminated in India in 2006. • Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus: Eliminated as a public health problem in 2015. • Trachoma: India was recognised by the WHO for eliminating it as a public health problem in October 2024. Other diseases under elimination programmes: • Kala-azar: India has achieved the elimination threshold in targeted endemic areas. • Leprosy: India achieved the national elimination threshold in 2005, but cases continue to occur. • Lymphatic Filariasis: Elimination efforts are ongoing. • Malaria and Tuberculosis: India continues to work towards their elimination.
Samindher Reddy · 4d ago
Indian's win are less Celebrated by our own selves look at the progress not even steps but Stides of Steps by Our Health care