World Tuberculosis Day

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2023 Date	24 March 2023
2024 Date	24 March 2024

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World Tuberculosis Day in 2023

Friday, 24 Mar

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World Tuberculosis Day History

World Tuberculosis Day, also known as World TB Day, seeks to raise awareness for Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease that affects the lungs. It is estimated that about 10 million people fall ill with Tuberculosis and 1.5 million die from the disease each year around the world.

World Tuberculosis Day is a World Health Organization holiday that is observed annually on March 24. The celebratory date commemorates the discovery of Tuberculosis bacteria by Dr. Koch in 1882

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[COMING UP] Today marks World Tuberculosis Day. This airborne disease ranks second in global mortality, behind COVID-19. It remains a major global health threat, as well as a leading cause of death in South Africa. Our panel of experts weigh in. Tweet us #SABCNews #TBDay23 https://t.co/Nzvgm5SvBY
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Paul Mashatile, the South African National AIDS Council’s (SANAC) Chairperson and Deputy President, will preside over the World Tuberculosis Day 2023 commemorations on Friday at Tlhabane Stadium in Rustenburg. https://t.co/u01pLpFswb https://t.co/7XGTGu4KlV
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Today South Africa celebrates World Tuberculosis Day today. The airborne disease ranks as the second leading infectious killer globally, following COVID-19. TB remains a critical global public health threat and is one of the leading causes of death in South Africa. #WorldTBDay https://t.co/LTnDwCUED2
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World Tuberculosis Day Facts & Quotes

The theme for World Tuberculosis Day in 2022 was Invest to End TB. Save Lives.
The World Health Organization estimated that in 2021, 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis, and 1.6 million people died from tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is the leading killer of HIV/AIDS-positive people.
The struggle to end TB is not just a struggle against a single disease. It’s also the struggle to end poverty, inequity, unsafe housing, discrimination and stigma, and to extend social protection and universal health coverage. - World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom
Tuberculosis occurs in every part of the world. The largest number of cases in the world occur in India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, and South Africa.

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World Tuberculosis Day Top Events and Things to Do

Stay informed about tuberculosis and its symptoms.
Read The Plague and I, a memoir by Betty MacDonald. MacDonald recounts her battle with tubeculosis in a humorous way.
Learn more about the history of tuberculosis and how doctors have worked to treat it.