**Eradication Efforts:** 1. **1988:** The World Health Asse…

**Eradication Efforts:**
1. **1988:** The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio, leading to the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)[1][3].
2. **1994:** Polio was declared eliminated from the Americas, marking the first World Health Organization region to achieve this goal[4].
3. **Early 2000s:** Polio was eliminated in Europe and significant progress was made in reducing polio cases globally[4].
4. **2014-2020:** The South-East Asia region was certified polio-free, followed by the African region in 2020[1].