When is the 23rd World Tuberculosis Day?

The 23rd World Tuberculosis Day is March 24th, 20th18th.

At the end of 1995, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated March 24th every year as WorldTuberculosisDay to commemorate the discovery of tuberculosis pathogens by German microbiologist Robert Koho to a group of Berlin doctors in 1882. In order to remind the public to deepen their understanding of tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease, which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, among which tuberculosis is the most common. Historically, tuberculosis, like infectious diseases such as smallpox, plague and cholera, was widely prevalent all over the world.

1882 On March 24th, German scientist robert koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which brought a breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. Since then, with the successful development of anti-tuberculosis drugs, the epidemic of tuberculosis has been effectively controlled and has disappeared in some areas.

In order to commemorate Koch's great discovery, the World Health Organization and the International Union for the Prevention of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases decided in 1982 to designate March 24th every year as World Tuberculosis Day.

Since 1990s, due to the increase of global floating population and the neglect of tuberculosis prevention and control, tuberculosis has once again become a global epidemic. 1In April, 1993, the World Health Organization declared that the world was in a state of tuberculosis emergency. 1At the end of 1995, the World Health Organization, together with other international organizations, proposed to enhance the influence of World Tuberculosis Day to arouse public concern about tuberculosis.

In recent years, the global situation of tuberculosis prevention and control is still grim. According to the data provided by the World Health Organization, in 2006, there were 9.2 million new cases of tuberculosis in the world, and 6.5438+0.7 million people died of tuberculosis.

In 2004, the World Health Organization proposed that the number of global tuberculosis patients would be reduced by 50% in 20 15 years. However, at present, the global tuberculosis prevention and control work is progressing slowly due to many factors, including the increasing number of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the interaction between tuberculosis and AIDS, and the lack of funds for prevention and control.

Although China has continuously increased the prevention and control of tuberculosis, the epidemic situation of tuberculosis is still very serious. The publicity theme of this year's World Tuberculosis Day in China is "It is everyone's responsibility to control tuberculosis-pay attention to migrant workers and enjoy health".