World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24 March 2024, designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. TB is still one of the world’s deadliest diseases and recent years have seen a worrying increase in drug-resistant TB.

The theme of World TB Day 2024 - ‘Yes! We can end TB!’

History

March 24, 1882 is considered a significant date in the battle against tuberculosis as it is on this day that Dr Robert Koch discovered the bacteria that causes TB. The first World TB Day was officially observed in 1983, and since then, it has become an annual event.