Wiping Out TB

Yes! We can end TB!" is the slogan of this year's World Tuberculosis Day. We celebrate World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which paved the way for the diagnosis and cure of TB. Nepal also marked World TB Day to raise awareness of tuberculosis and strive to end the tuberculosis epidemic. As per the UN health agency, around 1.5 million people die of TB globally every year. TB claims about 18,000 lives in Nepal every year.