World TB Day
Each year we commemorate World TB Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease.
The theme of World TB Day 2019 – ‘It’s time’ – put the accent on the urgency to act on the commitments made by global leaders to:
-
Scale up access to prevention & treatment
-
Promote equitable, rights-based & people-centered TB response
-
Ensure sufficient & sustainable financing including for research
-
Promote an end to stigma & discrimination
-
Build accountability
Find out more in the video from WHO’s Global TB Director linked below.
What will you be doing to promote World TB Day in 2021?
Prison Health: Managing Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in Prisons
Prison Health: Managing Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in Prisons
Reach your personal and professional goals
Unlock access to hundreds of expert online courses and degrees from top universities and educators to gain accredited qualifications and professional CV-building certificates.
Join over 18 million learners to launch, switch or build upon your career, all at your own pace, across a wide range of topic areas.
