Each year World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease.
The theme of World TB Day 2025 - Yes! We can end TB! – Commit, Invest, Deliver offers an opportunity to reflect on ongoing efforts and encourage stronger commitment at local, national and international levels to end Tuberculosis, including by combatting the growing threat of drug-resistant TB.
Stronger commitment is crucial, especially as declining international funding for TB in the current geopolitical climate threatens the achievement of global targets to end TB by 2030.
References
World Health Organization (WHO). World TB Day 2025
