WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY

About:

• Objective: To build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB).
  
  
• Date of observance: It is observed every year on 24th March, to commemorate the anniversary of Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in 1882.
  
  
• It is one of the eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO). The other 7 are: World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Hepatitis Day and World AIDS Day.
  
  
• Indian Scenario: India has committed to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets.