World Tuberculosis Day

Today is World Tuberculosis Day. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease.

Tuberculosis (TB) is becoming a serious threat to world population. The theme of World TB Day 2021 – ‘The Clock is Ticking’ –conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders . This is especially critical in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that has put End TB progress at risk and as it develops resistance to standard medication and new medicine is needed.

Among the top 30 high TB burden countries, Indonesia ranked third; and among the high multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), Indonesia ranked fifth. In 2018, Indonesia had an estimated incidence of 845,000 and estimated mortality of 93,000 TB cases. TB is the fourth highest cause of death in Indonesia overall, and among Indonesians aged 15 to 49 years, it is the number one cause of death by a communicable disease. Additionally, in 2018, an estimated 24,000 patients developed drug-resistant TB (DR-TB)/MDR-TB. @who.int

Lets unite to end TB!

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