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24/03/23 07:19 AM IST

World Tuberculosis Day 2023

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  • World Tuberculosis Day will be observed on March 24.
  • The significance of World Tuberculosis Day is to educate the world about the impact of tuberculosis.
About World TB Day
  • Theme- "Yes! We can end TB!".
  • The objective behind the theme is to inspire hope and encourage high-level leadership, faster adoption of new World Health Organisation recommendations, growth in investments, accelerated actions, adoption of innovations, and multisectoral collaboration to tackle tuberculosis.
  • On March 24 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
  • The discovery was the most critical step taken towards the control and elimination of tuberculosis.
  • Officially, the first World Tuberculosis Day was first celebrated in 1982 on the 100th anniversary of Dr. Koch's announcement
About TB
  • The term "tuberculosis" was coined by Johann Scholein in 1834.
  • Before the disease was called tuberculosis, the disorder was known by different names in different countries. ("phthisis” in ancient Greece, “tabes” in ancient Rome, and “schachepheth” in ancient Hebrew).
  • Few symptoms of tuberculosis are extreme tiredness of fatigue, lack of appetite and weight loss, night sweats, and a high body temperature.
  • Mostly, tuberculosis infections affect the lungs which can lead to persistent coughing that can last for more than three weeks and brings up phlegm, that contains blood.
  • It can also lead to breathlessness which can worsen over a period of time.
Programmes for TB in India
  • India accounts for almost 26% of the global burden of the TB-affected population and this is a disproportionately large burden of the world’s tuberculosis rates.
  • To eradicate the TB the Indian government has implemented various initiatives including the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), which focuses on strengthening TB diagnosis and treatment, expanding the reach of TB services, addressing TB-HIV co-infection,
  • And promoting community involvement. Additionally, the government is working towards increasing access to TB services & awareness in remote and rural areas through initiatives like Mobile TB vans, and engaging private providers in TB control.
  • Mobile health technologies such as text messaging and mobile applications, AI-based predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms can be used to identify high-risk TB patients and target interventions accordingly.
Source- PIB

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