Yes! We can end TB!" is the slogan of this year's World Tuberculosis Day. We celebrate World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which paved the way for the diagnosi
Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a formidable health challenge, especially in developing countries. In fact, about half of the global TB cases are concentrated in eight countries: Bangladesh, C
Globally, TB is a major public health challenge. However, TB is preventable and usually curable disease. Caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is spread when people who are sick with TB expel bacteria i
World TB Day 2022 was celebrated on March 24 with the theme of “Invest to End TB, Saves Lives”. Being an infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB) usually affects the lungs, although it can affect any organ in the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. It is to be noted that everyone infected with TB bacteria does not become sick. It spreads through droplets in the air. TB can be fatal if not treated but is preventable and treatable.
March 23 is World TB Day, it’s timely to remember that 10 million people developed TB and 1.5 million died from TB in 2020 - the latest available data. Much progress has been made during the last decade in reducing TB incidence and deaths with many high-TB burden countries were on track to reach the 2025 TB milestones.
A recent UCL-led international trial that explored tuberculosis (TB) treatment effectiveness in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.
The number of deaths due to tuberculosis in Nepal is increasing every year. According to the Health Office Baglung, 68,000 TB patients are found in Nepal every year and 17,000 of them die.
The year 2020 marked a watershed in global efforts to end TB by 2030. First, because by 2020 TB-affected countries aimed to achieve the first set of End TB milestones – a 35 per cent reduction in TB deaths, a 20 per cent reduction in TB incidence and zero catastrophic costs for TB-affected families.
