World Tuberculosis Day

On the occasion on World TB Day (24 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) is announcing the expanded scope of the WHO Director-General’s (DG) Flagship Initiative on tuberculosis over the period from…

21 March 2022 News release  On World TB Day, WHO calls for an urgent investment of resources, support, care and information into the fight against tuberculosis (TB). Although 66 million lives…

Media statement on World TB Day, 24 March 2022Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Invest to End TB. Save Lives On World TB Day, WHO is highlighting the…

Overview World Tuberculosis Day (World TB Day) is celebrated each year on March 24 to raise public awareness and understanding about tuberculosis. Objective The main objective of World tuberculosis Day…

14 October 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to…

GENEVA – On World Tuberculosis Day, new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the fight against another deadly airborne disease: tuberculosis. Global Fund surveys in 13…

Introduction World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly…