{"id":1120,"date":"2016-03-24T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2016-03-24T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T09:39:23","slug":"world-tuberculosis-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/2016\/03\/24\/world-tuberculosis-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"World Tuberculosis Day 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Hemali Bedi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world\u2019s top global health challenges. [1] It is both p\"tb-poster-large\"reventable and curable, yet in 2014, 9.6 million people contracted TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. [1] Currently, over 95% of cases and deaths occur in developing countries. [2]<\/p>\n

March 24th<\/sup> marks World TB Day, which aims to increase awareness of the global burden of TB and call for political and\u00a0social support to tackle the disease. [3] Co-ordinated by the World Health Organization<\/a> (WHO), this day commemorates Dr Robert Koch\u2019s discovery of the TB bacillus bacteria in 1882. [3] This year, the campaigns focus is \u201cUnite to End TB\u201d. [4]<\/p>\n

WHO recognise that\u00a0tackling this complex disease requires a multifactorial approach – societal, social, economic and medical factors all need to be addressed. [1] This is outlined in WHO\u2019s 2015 Global Tuberculosis Report<\/a>, which takes an in depth look at the global strategy needed to combat the epidemic.<\/p>\n

World TB Day calls for progress in these areas and highlights the need for collaboration across sectors and disciplines to address\u00a0the medical and social causes of ill health. [4]<\/p>\n

If you would like to know more about TB, visit BMJ Case Report\u2019s collection of TB related cases<\/a> or see our Global Health Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

References <\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] 2015 Global Tuberculosis Report. The World Health Organization. http:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/10665\/191102\/1\/9789241565059_eng.pdf?ua=1<\/a> , published 2015<\/p>\n

[2] Tuberculosis. The World Health Organization. http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/factsheets\/fs104\/en\/<\/a>, published October 2015<\/p>\n

[3] World TB Day. Stop TB Partnership.\u00a0http:\/\/www.stoptb.org\/events\/world_tb_day\/<\/a>, accessed 21 March 2016<\/p>\n

[4] World TB Day 2016: Unite to End TB. The World Health Organization.\u00a0http:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns
\n\/tb-day\/2016\/en\/<\/a> , accessed 18 March 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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