Big B happy with polio eradication from India

Big B happy with polio eradication from India
Monday, July 21, 2014 15:37 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Amitabh Bachchan, who is the goodwill ambassador for polio UNICEF campaign, is happy that the disease is finally eradicated from India.

The 69-year-old was appointed as the ambassador in 2005 and has since fronted their polio eradication programme successfully.


"Polio eradicated from India.. An 8 year campaign with the UNICEF ambassadorship! Feel such accomplishment and joy!," Bachchan posted on Twitter. India was declared polio free by WHO (World Health Organization) earlier this year.
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