Yes! We can end TB!
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers. Each day, close to 4400 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 74 million lives since the year 2000. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress made in the fight to end TB…read more
See more:
- PAHO Health Topic: Tuberculosis
- World TB Day 2023 (OMS)
- 10 facts on tuberculosis
- WHO Director-General Flagship Initiative to #ENDTB
Related links:
- Tuberculose ressurge como a principal causa de morte por doença infecciosa
- Painel de Tuberculose - Rio de Janeiro
- TIPdb
- AMMPDB - Anti Mtb Medicinal Plants Database
- OPAS pede que as Américas adotem tecnologias e tratamentos inovadores para eliminar a tuberculose
