have caused problems in the program, as has fatigue at the length of the anti-polio campaign. Support The campaign was supported by organisations including the Indian federal and state governments, international institutions, and non-governmental organisations. It is part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, spearheaded by Rotary International, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Actor Amitabh Bachchan volunteered with the campaign, filming TV and radio spots urging against complacency and personally vaccinating children. The Indian and Afghan cricket teams have supported their national and international polio eradication efforts. Correlation between non-polio acute flaccid paralysis rates with pulse polio frequency in India A study observing data till the end of 2017 correlates non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) rates with pulse polio frequency in India. To cast a wider net for poliovirus detection and to maximize sensitivity so that every poliomyelitis case is detected, in 2005, the Global Poliomyelitis Eradication Initiative adapted AFP as a surveillance tool and broadened the case definition of AFP in India. The expanded case definition of AFP encompasses causes of nonpolio AFP (NP-AFP), including Guillian-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis and traumatic neuritis, and ambiguous cases. The WHO is attempting to phase out the use of live oral polio vaccine to eliminate the risk that the active virus in the vaccine could mutate into a form that can harm unvaccinated children. See also Polio Eradication of polio Healthcare in India Vaccination Polio Vaccine Pulse vaccination strategy Polio v/s Polio victims, documentary about the campaign References External links India vaccinates nearly 80 million children Indian Governance IUEPN: India Unite to End Polio Now Health programmes in India Polio