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- World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world,
- causing the deaths of several million people each year, mostly in developing countries.
- The World TB Day Campaign 201 will allow people all over the world to make an individual call to stop TB in their lifetimes.
WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY
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- Written by ADRA INDIA
World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of several million people each year, mostly in developing countries. It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. At the time of Koch's announcement in Berlin, TB was raging through Europe and the Americas, causing the death of one out of every seven people. Koch's discovery opened the way towards diagnosing and curing TB.
The World TB Day Campaign 201 will allow people all over the world to make an individual call to stop TB in their lifetimes. In their lifetimes, today's children should expect to see a world where no one gets sick with TB. In their lifetimes, women and men should expect to see a world where no one dies from TB. Various World Tuberculosis Day events and activities are organized by various organizations involved in the Stop TB Partnership. World Tuberculosis Day each year- Community discussion groups that are organized to look at ways to prevent TB; award ceremonies or other events to honour the life and work of those who dedicate their lives to prevent and fight against TB; Photo exhibitions that showcase images to raise worldwide awareness of TB; charity events to raise funds for disease control (of TB) in countries that need assistance.
People of different ages and living in different countries could have these hopes for stopping TB in their lifetimes:
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Zero deaths from TB
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Faster treatment
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A quick, cheap, low-tech test
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An effective vaccine
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A world free of TB.
ADRA India , with support from world vision ; state TB officials network of civil society organised an advocacy meeting where Health minister Hon Shri Ashwini Choubey; Hon MLC smt Kiran Ghai Sinha; Hon MLA Sh Nitin Navin; State TB officer Sh. K. K Prasad; Director STDC; World Vision Project Axshya Director Smt Sushma Cornelius; ADRA India Country director Mr Rapheal Garica; Mr S. I Amir; Regional Director, Health services GOI and WHO RNTCP team of Bihar. They all addresses the august gatherings and called for individual contribution to “STOP- TB in life time.”
It was matter of great pride those women from the community who acts as TB advocates were also present in the occasion. They shared their experiences of working with TB patients and their struggle with the same. They also shared their views of community system strgetheneing.
Hon Health Minister Sh.said that “Bihar not is TB free but disease free. We need to work collectively with civil society to control TB.
Hon MLC, Ms Kiran Ghai sinha expressed forcefully that one should not leave treatment in middle and we should create TB advocates like Gauri Devi in our community.
Hon Sh. Nitin Navin, MLA, said we need to create awareness on Tuberculosis and move in community for creating awareness.
Dr S. I Amir, Regional Director Health services focussed on the MDR-TB and X DR TB. He talked about the coordination between stakeholders.
Dr K. K Prasad, STO Bihar gave the presentation on efforts an challenges in TB care control programme in Bihar.
Ms Sushma Cornelius, Project director, World Vision, Project Axshya said that ADRA India is our partner in the State of Bihar. We would like to thank the Govt officials ; the community and other stakeholders for the same.
Dr Amaranth Jha, STDC Director spoke on the history of TB, its signs ; symptoms and control.
Mr Rafael Garcia, country Director ADRA India spoke that Axshya Project is about working together with govt. He focussed on the partnership with civil society; Govt and community.
Apart from this Signature campaign; Photo- exhibition was also done.
ADRA India also celebrated World TB day 2012 across its 13 districts where consultation meetings; stakeholders views were taken; rallies; school competions and Axshya TB rath were highlights of the programme.
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