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World TB (Tuberculosis) Day: Know why 24 March is celebrated as World TB Day?

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 World TB Day 2022: This day highlights the social and economic consequences of tuberculosis along with its health effects globally. Along with running awareness campaigns on the occasion of World TB Day, many programs are organized.

World TB (Tuberculosis) Day: Know why 24 March is celebrated as World TB Day?

World TB Day 2022: World TB or Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on 24 March. The day also highlights the social and economic consequences of tuberculosis along with its health impacts globally. Awareness campaigns are run on this occasion as well as many programs are organized.

The theme of World TB Day 2022:

Every year a theme is announced on TB Day. This year the theme of ‘World TB Day 2022’ is ‘Invest to End TB’. ‘Save Lives’ (Invest to End TB. Save Lives)’. This means WHO calls for the urgent investment of resources, support, care and information in the fight against tuberculosis (TB).

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The objective of World TB Day:

The purpose of World TB Day is to create awareness among people about TB and its prevention. World TB Day is observed to raise awareness about serious bacterial disease affecting lung health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most people who become ill with TB live in low- and middle-income countries, but TB is present all over the world.

History:

German physician and microbiologist Robert Koch discovered the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis on 24 March 1882. His discovery later proved to be very helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of TB. That’s why World TB Day is celebrated every year on 24 March.

The Nobel Prize was awarded in the year 1905 for the contribution of Robert Koch. That is why every year the World Health Organization (WHO) has been celebrating this day to spread public awareness around the world on the social, economic and health consequences of TB and to accelerate efforts to eliminate TB from the world.

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