World Tuberculosis Day 2019

‘It’s time’

We celebrate World Tuberculosis Day every year on March 24 to increase awareness of the public about the socio-economic consequences of the deadly disease, Tuberculosis (TB). It is an effort to end the worldwide TB epidemic. World Tuberculosis Day denotes the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch reported that he had found the bacterium that causes TB. It has opened the route towards diagnosing and relieving this infection.Every year the day is celebrated by focusing on particular themes and the theme for the year 2019 is ‘Its Time’.

World Tuberculosis Day 2019 theme – ‘It’s time’ - puts the highlight on the urgency to follow up on the duties made by worldwide pioneers to:

• ·         guarantee adequate and manageable financing including for research
• ·         advance a fair, rights-based and individuals focused TB reaction
• ·         elevate a conclusion to shame and separation
• ·         build up responsibility
• ·         treat millions of people affected by TB
• ·         create a world without TB
• ·         And a lot more!!!

Till today TB remains the world’s deadliest disease and nearly 4,500 people lose their lives every day because of this disease. World Tuberculosis Day does a lot of help and endeavors to battle TB which has spared an expected life of almost 54 million since the year 2000. Not only that, it has diminished the TB death rate by 42%.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on the World Tuberculosis Day approaches human service suppliers, governments, influenced networks etc. to join power under one flag with the objective of creating a great opportunity to put an end to TB.