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
Hib Sabin Professor of studio art and art history at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Sabin has been creating art since 1957. His art is inspired by an interest in shamanism. He has had at least twelve one-man exhibitions. In July 2003, he was the subject of an extensive article in "Southwest Art" magazine. His work has been displayed by the Port of Seattle at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Hib Sabin has had twelve one-man exhibitions since becoming an artist. He has been represented by the following galleries: Hib Sabin Hib Sabin (born 1935) is an American sculptor and educator. He is known