World Tuberculosis Day 2023: It’s the day Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in 1882. It paved the way for the diagnosis and cure of tuberculosis.
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24 March to raise awareness about the harmful infectious disease tuberculosis, its economic and social consequences, and to accelerate efforts to end the epidemic. tuberculosis globally. It is seen that the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed the progress made in the fight to end tuberculosis. The death rate from tuberculosis in 2020 increased for the first time.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 10.6 million people will contract tuberculosis in 2021 and 1.6 million will die. On the other hand, 74 million lives have been saved thanks to global efforts to eliminate the disease since 2000.
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Theme
The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2023 is Yes! We can end tuberculosis. The idea of this theme is to encourage leadership and hope in the fight against tuberculosis. With a renewed sense of determination to eliminate tuberculosis globally, this year’s goal is to accelerate the adoption of WHO’s new innovations and recommendations and fight the disease together. Supporting this theme, International Sand Artist & Padma Shri Awardee Sudarshan Paatnik took to Twitter to share this beautiful work on this year’s theme.
ABOVE #WorldTBDay ,My SandArt with message *Yes! We can end tuberculosis” at Puri beach in India. #TuberculosisDay pic.twitter.com/rlMl38wsko
– Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsanand)
March 24, 2023
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World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Events
As this year’s World Tuberculosis Day theme focuses on enhancing countries’ contributions at the 2023 United Nations meeting, WHO is planning to issue a call to action calling on Member States accelerate treatment with oral tuberculosis treatment regimens.
Meanwhile, last year WHO organized a special virtual talk show based on the theme “Investing to end TB. Saving lives”. The event took place in the form of a talk show with speakers via video on WHO’s interactive web platform – End Tuberculosis Forum. Key speakers of the discussion are Ministers, leaders and other high-ranking representatives of the Government, Heads of agencies, tuberculosis survivors, civil society and partners.
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Citations
1. “Here is a miracle: the discharge of gases from the lungs alone, is not particularly dangerous, the patient does not despair of himself, even when approaching the end. Related to tuberculosis.” – Aretaeus of Cappadocia
2. “The greatest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but the feeling of being unwanted.” – Mother Teresa
3. “Human beings are smart and let us act smart to ensure that the world is free of diseases like tuberculosis.” -Unknown
4. “Life is for living and living is not for smoking. Spread work and awareness about the deadly disease tuberculosis.” – Unclear
5. “Imagination and fiction take up more than three-quarters of our real life.” – Simone Weil
6. “Nothing in life is scary, it just needs to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so we can fear less.” – Marie Curie
7. “Life is actually very simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
8. “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
9. “The most persistent and urgent question in life is ‘What are you doing for others?'” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
10. “People who have a reason to live can endure almost any hardship.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
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World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Slogans
1. Imagine a world without tuberculosis.
2. Say no to tuberculosis, tell everyone.
3. Join hands to prevent tuberculosis.
4. Tuberculosis can kill you.
5. Call for a world without tuberculosis.
6. Tuberculosis spreads and causes fear! Let’s fight and end it!
7. Fight TB before it hits you.
8. Let us call for a tuberculosis-free world.
9. Cured me – it will cure you too!
10. It’s time to join hands. It’s time to pay for TB Adieu.
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World Tuberculosis Day 2023: A message to spread awareness
1. Everyone wants to live healthy and the key to good health is to live a life without any unhealthy habits. Let’s fight tuberculosis together!
2. Right treatment at the right time is the dream of many people and we need to turn that dream into reality.
3. One step towards treating tuberculosis can make a big difference.
4. There are still many people who need to know about tuberculosis.
5. Let us help people with tuberculosis recover. Let’s join hands to prevent tuberculosis.
6. Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a sacrifice – offer it. Life is love – enjoy it. So, to enjoy life, let’s fight tuberculosis together!
7. Ignoring tuberculosis is like inviting trouble into your life. So, don’t ignore it and get treatment, Say No to tuberculosis.
8. We cannot be defeated by the harshest disease. All we need is a strong determination to fight.
9. When you see someone with tuberculosis, hug them.
10. Proper prevention can save your life. Say no to tuberculosis.
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