World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24 March each year.
It is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.
This Day commemorates the event in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus.
Theme of World TB Day 2019 is “It’s time”.
On the occasion of the World TB Day 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a joint initiative “Find. Treat. All. #EndTB” along with the Global Fund and Stop TB Partnership.