The Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Caloocan City Government and other organizations, launched a health ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

World Down Syndrome Day is right around the corner, and I invite you to join us in celebrating on March 21! This special day ...

World TB Day is March 24. We bet you thought tuberculosis or TB was a disease of the past. Guess what, it’s not. Except for during the COVID-19 pandemic, TB is the world’s biggest infectious ki ...

Masesi Ndlovu has been living with TB for two years and relapsed recently due to smoking. Read more about her story here.

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on a potential surge in tuberculosis cases due to recent USAID funding ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady disease declines. In the US, TB cases rose by ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

The microorganism causing TB was ultimately discovered in 1882 by the German physician Robert Koch. Koch announced his findings on March 24, 1882, a day globally recognized as World TB Day.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB—a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough—began in January 2024 in ...

In May 2022, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/76/265 proclaiming 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution highlights the urgent need to raise awareness at all levels and to promote and ...