Written By Vanessa Kariuki ||
Every year on March 24, the globe observes World TB Day to raise awareness of the disease, which still kills about 1.5 million people worldwide each year, largely in developing nations.
It honors the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch startled the scientific world by revealing that he had found the TB bacillus, the cause of tuberculosis.
The goal of World TB Day 2023, which will be observed with the theme “Yes! We can end TB!,” is to promote optimism and high-level leadership in order to increase investments, hasten the adoption of new WHO recommendations, adopt innovations, speed up the pace of action, and foster multisectoral cooperation in the fight against the TB epidemic.
Today’s World TB Day in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu, Kenya, has a foundation already laid for it. CS Health Nakhumicha, the WHO representative Dr. Diallo, and the Prime Minister, Hon. Mudavadi, will preside.
PS Health Josephine Mburu WHO Rep, Abdourahmane Diallo, flagged off the World TB Day walk at Uasin Gishu County Government.
To end TB, early detection, prevention, and treatment are essential in Kenya, the TB/HIV co-infection rate was 50% ten years ago and will be 23% in 2023, according to CDC Kenya.
The Ministry of Health urges all Kenyans to band together and spread awareness of this illness, which claims millions of lives annually.
