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In 1996, India made history as the second nation to eradicate Guinea worm disease since the campaign began in 1986.

Fighting Disease

When India launched its program in 1983, there were a total of 44,818 reported cases of Guinea worm disease from seven western states. The last known indigenous case of Guinea worm disease was reported in July 1996 from the state of Rajasthan. In 2000, the World Health Organization certified India as free of Guinea worm disease.

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QUICK FACTS: INDIA

Size: 3,287,590 square kilometers - more than 30 percent of the size of the United States

Population: 1,129,866,154

Average annual income: $820 USD

Population below poverty line: 25 percent

Life expectancy: 68 years

Languages: English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30 percent of the people; there are 14 other official languages

People living with HIV/AIDS: 5.1 million

Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan, 72 percent; Dravidian; Mongoloid; others

(Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook 2003)

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