Polio vaccine A global effort to eradicate polio, led by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and The Rotary Foundation, began in 1988 and has relied largely on the oral polio vaccine developed by Albert Sabin and Mikhail Chumakov (Sabin-Chumakov vaccine). Polio was eliminated in the Americas by 1994. The disease was officially eliminated in 36 Western Pacific countries, including China and Australia, in 2000. Europe was declared polio-free in 2002. Since January 2011, no cases of the disease have been reported in India, hence in February 2012, the country was taken off the WHO list of polio-endemic countries. In March 2014, India
Sabin Merino Sabin Merino Sabin Merino Zuloaga (; ; born 4 January 1992), known simply as Sabin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés on loan from Athletic Bilbao mainly as a left winger. Born in Urduliz, Biscay, Basque Country, Sabin graduated from Danok Bat CF's youth setup after spells at Athletic Bilbao's Lezama and American team Javanon FC. In the summer of 2011 he returned to the "Lions", and made his debut as a senior with the farm team in Tercera División. On 21 June 2013, Sabin was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 29