World TB DAY 2023
The year 2023 is going to be critical for all of us engaged in tuberculosis (TB) work and should be championed as the ‘year of hope’ to get full support, attention, and energy for a collective ‘YES! We Can End TB’. The theme brings attention to TB and our collective power to end TB by 2030 and therefore reach the Sustainable Development Goals. Let us build on the fantastic work done in 2022 by many TB High Burden Countries to recover from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring access to new diagnostics, new treatment regimens, digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for the TB response. It centers on the increased engagement of those affected by TB, communities and civil society that is leading the movement towards ending this disease.
The theme of World TB Day 2023 is: Yes! We Can End TB
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World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries. It 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 towards diagnosing and curing TB.
YES! WE CAN END TB
The year 2023 is going to be critical for all of us engaged in tuberculosis (TB) work and should be championed as the ‘year of hope’ to get full support, attention, and energy for a collective ‘YES! We Can End TB’. The theme brings attention to TB and our collective power to end TB by 2030 and therefore reach the Sustainable Development Goals. Let us build on the fantastic work done in 2022 by many TB High Burden Countries to recover from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring access to new diagnostics, new treatment regimens, digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for the TB response. It centers on the increased engagement of those affected by TB, communities and civil society that is leading the movement towards ending this disease.
There are several key areas to focus on such as financial needs to scale up implementation and speed up, research and development of new tools including a
new TB vaccine, access to new rapid molecular diagnosis and to new shorter and more efficient treatment regimens, TB prevention, TB in children, strengthening and funding Communities, Rights and Gender (CRG) work.
This year’s campaign aims to contribute to boosting the global TB awareness and ensure the endorsement of a strong political declaration and maximum participation by the Heads of State and Heads of Government at the upcoming UNHLM on TB in
September 2023.
The Stop TB Partnership and all partners are calling on all those involved in the fight against TB to unite under this overarching theme. World leaders must redouble efforts to end TB and save lives.
YES! WE CAN END TB
It´s time to get the support of the online community to let the world know that we can #EndTB. Take part in the #YesWeCanEndTB social media challenge and join the fight to #EndTB.
Every year there are 10 million people get sick with TB. And because TB is airborne – It can affect any of us at any moment. But this should not happen, as we can stop spread and end TB. What we need is financing, What we need is financing, visibility and your support!