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The World Tuberculosis Day
World Tuberculosis Day, falling on March 24 each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global
March 24th 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 toward diagnosing and curing tuberculosis
World Tuberculosis Day 2010
On the occasion of World TB Day 2010, the International Committee of the Red Cross declared that attempts to stem the spread of tuberculosis across the globe are likely to fall well short of what is needed unless authorities in affected countries significantly increase their efforts to stop the deadly disease from breeding inside prisons. As a result of overcrowding and poor nutrition, TB rates in many prisons are 10 to 40 times higher than in the general public. The ICRC has been fighting TB in prisons in the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa for more than a decade, either directly or by supporting local programmes [1].
Themes by year
2010: On the move against TB: Innovate towards action
2009: I am stopping TB
2008: I am stopping TB
2007: TB anywhere is TB everywhere
2006: Actions for life – Towards a world free of TB
2005: Frontline TB care providers: Heroes in the fight against TB
2004: Every breath counts – Stop TB now!
2003: DOTS cured me – it will cure you too!
2002: Stop TB, fight poverty
2001: DOTS: TB cure for all
2000: Forging new partnerships to Stop TB
"We ask all men, women and young people to join our efforts in highlighting health challenges that African Communities are facing right now in the UK, in Africa and accross the world. TB infection is here in the Eastmidlands and numbers are shoking" Mr Amdani Juma from AISD
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