Polio Gallery

This video from Polio Free India is a slideshow depicting the opening of the "Drops of Dialogue" polio gallery at District Hospital, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India created by CORE Group. As can be seen here, the event had the theme: for the children by the children: 1995 to 2014 (as symbolised by children taking part in the event). A welcome note from a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative was followed by speakers from various partners in India's polio eradication effort. CORE Group director Dr. Roma Solomon expressed gratitude for parents for their participation. A moment of joy for India's accomplishment in being declared polio-free in 2014 was represented by the release of colourful bunches of balloons. Then, participants in the event walked together to the gallery for the formal unveiling.

The video slideshow next takes the viewer through the journey of the polio eradication programme in India. The important milestones (e.g., 1999: stiff resistance to the oral polio vaccine (OPV) encountered due to false rumours) and communication strategies (e.g., 2004: religious leaders and institutions "lent their whole hearted support through meetings, appeals, mosque announcements, isthemas, etc.") are described in panels, alongside samples of handicrafts created by community members of various districts (e.g., a miniature of the "Polio Chowk", a statue unveiled in Moradabad in 2013 as a tribute to civil society's contribution toward polio eradication).