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New Delhi, 27 July: To mark India's landmark achievement of being certified polio-free, UNICEF celebrated with megastar Amitabh Bachchan who as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Polio, has played a critical role in mobilizing mass support for India's polio immunization campaign. Over 1000 men and women from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar's "Social Mobilization Network" (SmNet) came together for the event presided by the Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, UNICEF India Representative , Mr Louis Georges Arsenault and superstar Amitabh Bacchan. The evening paid tribute to the Vaccinators and Mobilizers who worked tirelessly in the diverse and remote parts of the country, ensuring that every child under age 5 was immunized.
On the dais from L>R UNICEF India Representative , Mr Louis Georges Arsenault ,WHO Representative to India, Dr Nata Menabde,megastar and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Polio Mr.Amitabh Bachchan, Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan,and Rotary International past president, Mr Kalyan Banerjee.
New Delhi, 27 July: To mark India's landmark achievement of being certified polio-free, UNICEF celebrated with megastar Amitabh Bachchan who as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Polio, has played a critical role in mobilizing mass support for India's polio immunization campaign. Over 1000 men and women from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar's "Social Mobilization Network" (SmNet) came together for the event presided by the Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, UNICEF India Representative , Mr Louis Georges Arsenault and superstar Amitabh Bacchan. The evening paid tribute to the Vaccinators and Mobilizers who worked tirelessly in the diverse and remote parts of the country, ensuring that every child under age 5 was immunized.
On the dais from L>R UNICEF India Representative , Mr Louis Georges Arsenault ,WHO Representative to India, Dr Nata Menabde,megastar and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Polio Mr.Amitabh Bachchan, Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan,and Rotary International past president, Mr Kalyan Banerjee.