World Tuberculosis Day: Fighting TB Stigma and Discrimination

Tuberculosis (TB), a communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Known to spread from an infected person through the air, it is considered the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, surpassing HIV/AIDS. 

TB mainly affects the lungs and is curable using first-line antibiotics for six months. If diagnosed and treated promptly, most TB patients can get cured, and onward transmission of the disease can be prevented.

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that around 10 million people fell ill with TB globally. A third of whom …read more