March 24, 2022: Observing World TB Day

March 24, 2022

World TB Day, 2022

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, taking the lives of 4,100 people each day. Although it is preventable and treatable, a quarter of the world’s population – nearly 2 billion people – are infected with TB and approximately 10 million people become ill each year with the disease. This World TB Day, CDC affirms our commitment to finding, curing, and preventing all forms of TB at home and around the world.

World TB Day, 2022

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, presents an opportunity to renew commitment to ending TB. Learn how CDC and partners have sustained and expanded TB activities during challenging times.

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A Letter from Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, CDC Director, on World Tuberculosis Day

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day provides an opportunity to inform people about the impact of TB around the world. We share successes in TB prevention and raise awareness of the challenges that continue to hinder our progress toward the elimination of this devastating disease. This is the third World TB Day we have observed amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and we continue to see the toll it takes on our domestic and global TB programs.

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Meet Global TB Elimination Champions

Around the world CDC works with ministries of health and implementing partners to find, cure, and prevent all forms of TB. Here are their stories.

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COVID-19 Outbreak Updates

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