Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of 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…read more

See more:

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB detection and mortality in 2020
• Factsheet on systematic screening for TB disease
• Q&A: Systematic screening for TB
• Screening for TB disease website
• Global Tuberculosis Programme

Related links:

• OPAS pede que as Américas adotem tecnologias e tratamentos inovadores para eliminar a tuberculose
• Brasil avança na prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento da tuberculose
• Brasil Saudável - Ministério da Saúde
• Brasil recupera índice de detecção de tuberculose e aperfeiçoa tratamento de pacientes
• A resposta à tuberculose se recupera da pandemia, mas requer esforços acelerados para alcançar as novas metas