WHO: World TB Day 2023 campaign

World Health Organization
Feb. 28, 2023, 5:53 p.m.
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The World Health Organization releases an advocacy and communications package to support awareness building and drive action across all levels, in the lead up to and on World TB Day.

28 February 2023, Geneva | In less than one month, millions around the globe will come together to commemorate World TB Day on 24 March. The theme of World TB Day 2023 -  'Yes! We can end TB!', aims to inspire hope and encourage high-level leadership, increased investments, faster uptake of new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, adoption of innovations, accelerated action, and multisectoral collaboration to combat the TB epidemic. This year is critical, with opportunities to raise visibility and political commitment at the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB. The spotlight of World TB Day will be on urging countries to ramp up progress in the lead-up to the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB.

On World TB Day, WHO is calling for action on several fronts to ensure that the commitments made to end TB are achieved:

“We hope that the high-level opportunities in 2023 can inspire concrete commitments and actions to get the TB response back-on-track, following the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises, said Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO’s Global TB Programme. "We cannot falter till we reach and save every person, family and community impacted by this deadly disease. Let us join forces this World TB Day, and call for an end to excuses and delays in prioritizing investments and action to end one of the world's top infectious killers. Yes! Together we can end TB!”

WHO has developed an advocacy and communications package to support awareness building and drive action across all levels, in the lead up to and on World TB Day. Access the package and information how to join important events here. More resources will be added to the WHO World TB Day Campaign page in the coming weeks including translated materials in 6 UN languages.


Source: World Health Organization