World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Purpose, Theme, History – Every year, World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24th to raise awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to end the TB epidemic by 2030.
- Various events and activities are conducted to raise awareness about TB, its causes, symptoms, and treatment, and to promote efforts to eliminate the disease.
- It also brings people together and takes action to help end the TB epidemic.
World Tuberculosis Day Purpose
- The main purpose of this day is to make people aware of the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eradicate the disease
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Theme
- The theme for this year’s World Tuberculosis Day is “Yes! We can end TB!”.
- The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2021 is ‘The Clock is Ticking’ – conveying the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders.
World Tuberculosis Day History
- This day designates Dr Robert Koch who announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB in 1882.