The establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) happened in 1988, launched by Rotary International and the WHO, when there were nearly 3,50,000 cases of polio across the world. As of date, several regions like the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific have been declared polio-free. However, countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan still witness rare occurrences of this disease. World Polio Day, therefore, is the perfect occasion to spread awareness about the dangers of this disease and the immense need to vaccinate babies as per schedule so as to completely eradicate the virus completely.