#EndTB #WereldTuberculoseDag World TB Day 2024
2024-03-24
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000. The theme of World TB Day 2024 – ‘Yes! We can end TB!’ – conveys a message of hope that getting back-on-track to turn the tide against the TB epidemic is possible through high level leadership, increased investments and faster uptake of new WHO recommendations. Following the commitments made by Heads of State at the UN High Level meeting in 2023 to accelerate progress to end TB, this year’s focus shifts to turning these commitments into tangible actions. To help countries scale-up access to TB preventive treatment, WHO will release an investment case on scaling up the roll out of TB preventive treatment.
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Global Fund Results Report 2024 - publication
2024-09-19
The Results Report highlights the significant strides the Global Fund partnership has made in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in 2023.
The results we have achieved in the last year build on an extraordinary record of progress: Since 2002, our partnership has cut the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 61%. In 2023, we reached a new milestone on our journey to end HIV, TB and malaria as public health threats: We put more people on antiretroviral treatment for HIV than ever before, we found and put on treatment more people with TB than ever before, and we distributed a record number of mosquito nets to prevent malaria. In 2023 the Global Fund made an unprecedented level of investments to build strong health and community systems, mitigating the impact of today’s global crises on the health programs that we fund. We played a critical role in supporting countries and communities to advance human rights and gender equality by breaking down barriers to health and ensuring access to lifesaving care to those who need it most.
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Results Report 2024
Wereldwijd 65 miljoen levens gespaard door lager sterftecijfer hiv, malaria en tbc

#EndTB #WereldTuberculoseDag World TB Day 2025
2025-03-24
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000. 2025 theme, Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver, is a bold call for hope, urgency, and accountability.
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World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

Global Fund Results Report 2025 – publication
2025-09-10
Global Fund reports 70 million lives saved – but warns progress is at risk.
New report highlights major progress in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – but warns that without renewed commitment and investment, decades of hard-won gains could unravel. The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment is critical to keep the world on track toward ending these deadly diseases. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) released its annual Results Report, revealing an extraordinary milestone: 70 million lives saved since the Global Fund’s inception in 2002. In less than a quarter century, the Global Fund partnership – driven by country leadership, affected communities and front-line health workers – has slashed the combined death rate from AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria by 63% and cut the combined incidence rate by 42%. The report demonstrates the high return on investment of the Global Fund partnership, and highlights the continued progress achieved in the fight against the three diseases, with a record number of people on antiretroviral therapy for HIV, a record number of people with TB receiving treatment, and the continued scale-up of malaria prevention efforts.
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Global Fund Results Report 2025

#EndTB #WereldTuberculoseDag World TB Day 2026
2026-03-24
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000. 2026 theme, ‘Yes! We can end TB!’ – is a bold call to action and a message of hope, affirming that it is possible to get back on track and turn the tide on the TB epidemic, even in a challenging global environment. With decisive country leadership, increased domestic and international investment, rapid uptake of new WHO recommendations and innovations, accelerated action, and strong multisectoral collaboration, ending TB is not just aspirational – it is achievable.
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World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
