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 one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries.
Recommended: National TB Prevalence Survey, 2018-19 Key findings
It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. At the time of Koch’s announcement in Berlin, TB was raging through Europe and the Americas, causing the death of one out of every seven people. Koch’s discovery opened the way towards diagnosing and curing TB.
Theme
The theme of this year’s World TB Day is: The Clock Is Ticking
The theme of World TB Day 2021 – ‘The Clock is Ticking’ –conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders. This is especially critical in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that has put End TB progress at risk, and to ensure equitable access to prevention and care in line with WHO’s drive towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
Recommended: National Tuberculosis Control Centre (NTCC)
This year marks the moment when the world and its leaders have just over one year left to fulfill the United Nations Political Declaration on Tuberculosis by the agreed December 2022 deadline. Time is passing quickly, and world leaders are at risk of running out the clock. COVID-19 has reversed our gains and slowed down our progress. That is why the theme for World TB Day 2021 is “The Clock is Ticking”, highlighting the urgency with which the international community must step up and redouble its efforts to fulfill their commitments.
Facts
- 63,000,000 lives saved since 2000 by global efforts to end TB
- 10,000,000 people fell ill with TB in 2019
- 1,400,000 people died of TB in 2019
- 465,000 people fell ill with drug-resistant TB in 2019
Source of Info: WHO & STOP TB Partnership
Recommended readings
- Global Tuberculosis Report 2020
- National Tuberculosis Program Update in Nepal #WorldTBDay #EndTB
- National TB Prevalence Survey, 2018-19 Key findings
- World Tuberculosis Day 2020! It’s time to End TB!
- National Guideline on Drug Resistant TB Management 2019, Nepal
- National Tuberculosis Management Guideline 2019, Nepal
- Global Tuberculosis Report 2019: Latest status of the tuberculosis epidemic
- National TB Prevalence Survey, 2018-19 Key findings
- New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives
- World Health Organization (WHO) Information Note Tuberculosis and COVID-19
- World Tuberculosis Day 2020! It’s time to End TB!
- People-centred framework for tuberculosis programme planning and prioritization, User guide
- Global Tuberculosis Report 2019: Latest status of the tuberculosis epidemic
- Dissemination of Findings and Recommendations of Joint External Monitoring Mission(JEMM) of Nepal National Tuberculosis Program
- National Tuberculosis Programme Annual Report 2018
- National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Prevention, Care and Control 2016 – 2021
- NTP, Nepal: New TB Treatment Algorithm & Regimen (Updated)
- WHO announces landmark changes in MDR-TB treatment regimens
- TB Vaccine results announce a promising step towards ending the emergency
- 7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out
Recommended organizational profile
- Organogram and Reporting Mechanism of Nepalese Health System in Federal Context
- Province Health Directorate (HD)
- The Nursing and Social Security Division (NSSD)
- Clinical Trial Registration Process in Nepal
- NepMed, Nepal MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online)
- Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)
- The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), Nepal
- Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services
- Department of Drug Administration (DDA), Ministry of Health and Population
- Department of Health Services (DoHS), Ministry of Health and Population
- Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine (DoAA)
- Management Division, Department of Health Services
- Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services
- Family Welfare Division (FWD), Department of Health Services
- National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL)
- Province Health Directorate, Ministry of Social Development (MoSD)
- List of Approved Institutional Review Committee (IRC), NHRC
- National Health Training Center (NHTC)
- Nepal Ayurvedic Medical Council (NAMC)
- The Nursing and Social Security Division (NSSD)
