World Tuberculosis Day
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Key facts
- Observed by
- All UN Member States
- Date
- 24 March
- Next time
- 24 March 2027 ( 2027-03-24 )
- Frequency
- annual
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World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. In 2018, 10 million people fell ill with TB, and 1.5 million died from the disease, mostly in low and middle-income countries. This also makes it the leading cause of death from an infectious disease.
World TB Day is one of eleven official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO).