World TB Day 2019 Facts on him under the slogan "It's time"

The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates Sunday, March 24 World TB Day 2019; In support of the awareness needed to avoid this disease, which has killed millions of people around the world.

World TB Day 2019
This day was chosen to celebrate World TB Day Each year, Dr. Robert Koch's announcement in 1882 revealed the discovery of a bacterium that causes TB, opening the way for the diagnosis and treatment of this deadly disease.

The World Health Organization:
This year, WHO is celebrating World TB Day with the slogan "The time has come", highlighting on its official page the need to increase public awareness of the devastating effects of TB on health, as well as social and economic development, and to redouble efforts to end the global TB epidemic.

According to the organization, this global day is an opportunity to support many milestones, the most important of which is ensuring adequate and sustainable funding to support the research needed to end the disease.

The biggest TB killer:
Despite the possibility of prevention and treatment, the deadliest murderer in the world, where about 4,500 people die each day because of the disease and suffering of about 30,000 people.

Tuberculosis in brief:
Tuberculosis can not be said to have its own symptoms, but you can still observe them in the person with active TB, in whole or in part: cough, persistent fatigue, loss of appetite and weight, fever and tension arterial with night sweats.

International efforts:
Global TB control efforts have saved approximately 54 million people since 2000 and reduced tuberculosis mortality by 42 per cent. In addition, the heads of state met to support measures to eradicate TB at the first high-level meeting of the United Nations in September 2018.

This year, the World Health Organization launched a joint initiative with the Global Fund and the Stop TB Partnership, "Finding and Treating All Patients" to accelerate the TB response and ensure optimal patient care, in line with the WHO campaign to achieve universal coverage.

Egyptian efforts:
According to statistics, there are approximately 13,000 tuberculosis patients per year in Egypt, and the country has a good infrastructure, including 88 hospitals and 118 tuberculosis and lung disease treatment centers. qualified doctors at the highest level.

Facts about TB:
Tuberculosis is spread by spitting the patient on the floor, passing through the dust on the floor after drying out if inhaled by the healthy person. However, not all people with underlying TB have active TB with its apparent symptoms. Are more likely to be infected with active TB and have a weakened immune system.

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