World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated each year on March 24 to increase efforts to end the global tuberculosis epidemic and to raise public awareness about the health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB). Dr. Robert Koch in 1882 on this date announced the discovery of bacterium that causes TB.
The theme of World TB Day 2019- ‘IT’S TIME’
It’s time to:
Despite significant progress over the last decades, TB is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. TB caused an estimated 1.3 million deaths and 10.0 million people (range, 9.0–11.1 million) developed TB disease in 2017, Globally. According to global tuberculosis report 2018, India accounted 27% of world TB cases in 2017.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs but can also affect other sites (extrapulmonary TB). Tuberculosis is curable and preventable.
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP)- RNTCP is a programme for prevention and control of TB in country by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It has integrated four strategic pillars of “Detect – Treat – Prevent – Build” (DTPB) under National Strategic Plan 2017-2025 for moving towards TB elimination by 2025.
“Call to eliminate TB, by 2025 – 5 years in advance of the goals unanimously adopted by the UN General Assembly as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
Other new initiatives under RNTCP are:
To know more about tuberculosis click at World Tuberculosis Day 2018
References-
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day/world-tb-day-2019
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/03/24/default-calendar/world-tb-day-2019
https://www.who.int/tb/joint-initiative/en/
https://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/gtbr2018_main_text_28Feb2019.pdf?ua=1
www.who.int/campaigns/tb-day/2018/event/en/
tbcindia.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=3311