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	World Tuberculosis Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		World Tuberculosis Day, falling on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of several million people each year, mostly in the third world.
		In 1982, on the one-hundredth anniversary of Dr Koch's presentation, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) proposed that 24 March be proclaimed an official World TB Day.
		In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined with the IUATLD and a wide range of other concerned organizations to increase the impact of World TB Day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Tuberculosis_Day (214 words)

	General Assembly President, in Message on World Tuberculosis Day, Urges Focus on Education, Awareness to Fight ...
		In a world where one third of the population is infected with tuberculosis -- whether they know it or not -- and with someone in the world becoming newly infected every second, providing effective testing and other services must be our priority.
		It is clear that tuberculosis affects the poorest; 95 per cent of new TB cases occur in developing countries prompting them to fall further into poverty.
		It is clear that tuberculosis is more than a health concern, and that it should be identified for what it is –- a socio-economic challenge, and an obstacle to human development.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2001/gasm239.html (447 words)

	BBC World Service \| The Millennium Development Goals Calendar
		International Women's Day is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world and serves as an occasion to raise awareness about gender-related issues.
		World Water Day is devoted to raising public awareness, internationally and locally, about the conservation and development of water resources.
		World Tuberculosis Day aims to raise international awareness about the threat tuberculosis (TB) still poses in many parts of the world, and the need for a global campaign to control and eliminate the disease.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/specials/1817_calendar/page3.shtml (106 words)

	tuberculosis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about tuberculosis
		Infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
		The dangers are of rapid spread through both lungs (what used to be called ‘galloping consumption’) or the development of miliary tuberculosis (spreading in the bloodstream to other sites) or tuberculous meningitis.
		Francis was suffering from tuberculosis, he sent her to Arizona, and later, when her case was declared hopeless, he sent the husband, too, to be with her to the end.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Tuberculosis (542 words)

	World Tuberculosis Day - Novartis.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It spreads easily, is being fuelled by the HIV/ AIDS epidemic and drug resistant strains of TB are on the increase and spreading with greater mobility of populations.
		The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 2002 and 2020, approximately 1000 million people will be newly infected, over 150 million people will get sick, and 36 million will die of TB - if control is not further strengthened.TB also impedes socio-economic development of countries as it affects people in their most productive age.
		One-third of the world’s population is infected with the TB bacillus.
	www.novartis.com /special/WorldTB_day_04.shtml (1323 words)

	World TB Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tuberculosis is a disease that is spread from person to person through the air.
		Tuberculosis is spread when a person with TB disease coughs, sneezes, talks or sings.
		If a person’s skin test indicates he or she has been infected with tuberculosis, preventive therapy can be instituted so that the person will not develop an active case of tuberculosis.
	www.westchestergov.com /HEALTH/PR990323.htm (385 words)

	24 March – World Tuberculosis Day 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This year the day will coincide with the opening of the second Stop TB Partners Forum, to be held in India, the country with the world's highest TB burden.
		As far as tuberculosis in the Sverdlovsk Region is concerned, both the epidemiologic situation and the prognosis remain unfavorable.
		Early diagnostics of tuberculosis in different population groups is extremely important. However, the fluorography coverage (< 40%) remains low in 8 districts (the Taborinsky, Sysertsky, Sukhoy Log, Beloyarsky, Kamensky, Nevyansky, Polevskoy) and the survey of rural and unorganized population is still difficult.
	www.ocsen.ru /english/divisions/pim/tb220304.html (690 words)

	World Tuberculosis Day 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The theme is a compelling acknowledgment of the contagious nature of tuberculosis (TB) and emphasizes the need to intensify the global campaign to control and eliminate this disease that claims two million lives every year and infects a new person every second.
		Tuberculosis rates have tripled in Africa since 1985 and currently almost 30 per cent of people living with HIV are co-infected with TB, making TB the leading cause of death among people who are HIV positive.
		World TB Day 2004 coincides with the second Stop TB Partners’ Forum being held in New Delhi, India, where nearly 300 organizations and ministerial delegations from high-TB burden countries will assemble to review TB control efforts to date and discuss ways to accelerate progress towards achieving the 2005 global targets.
	www.acdi-cida.gc.ca /cida_ind.nsf/852562900065549a85256250006cbb1a/1ac71390770a0ebe85256e6000690677?OpenDocument (584 words)

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		WORLD Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on March 24 every year, not only to commemorate the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Kock discovered the virus that causes Tuberculosis — the tubercle bacillus — but also to promote global awareness that TB remains an epidemic out of control in many countries worldwide.
		One-third of the world’s population are sick with TB.
		Awareness that tuberculosis is an infectious disease is the first step against this dreaded illness and it should start in the individual.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2005/03/24/OPED2005032431266.html (309 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| World fighting growing TB threat
		The weak are more likely to fall prey to TB World Tuberculosis Day has been launched in South Africa, a country with some of the highest levels of infection in the world.
		Tuberculosis cases have increased by 6% over two years, despite the widespread availability of drugs to tackle the condition.
		The World Health Organisation (WHO) drew attention to the growing number of cases to mark World Tuberculosis Day on Saturday.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1239000/1239407.stm (550 words)

	Message by the President on the occasion of World Tuberculosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In a world where one third of the population is infected with tuberculosis - whether they know it or not - and with someone in the world becoming newly infected every second, providing effective testing and other services must be our priority.
		It is clear that tuberculosis is more than a health concern, and that it should be identified for what it is - a socioeconomic challenge, and an obstacle to human development.
		Tuberculosis cannot be defeated by the health sector alone - the battle against TB requires government collaboration and action across all society.
	www.un.org /ga/president/55/speech/tbday.htm (406 words)

	Address by Honourable Damian Greaves on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day - March 24, 2003
		World TB Day was established to play a crucial role in increasing the awareness of various stakeholders on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of TB, and the importance of effective TB control.
		If we are to reach the global targets of 70% case detection and 85% cure rates for those detected by 2005 in order to halve TB prevalence and deaths by 2010, then dramatic increases in case detection and complete treatment, and I emphasize, complete treatment will be needed.
		The National Tuberculosis Management Committee has a programme in place to reinforce surveillance, especially in case investigations to reduce the incidence of New and Relapse cases.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /addresses_and_speeches/damian_greaves/address_by_honourable_damian_greaves_on_the_occasion_of_world_tuberculosis_day_-_march_24_2003.htm (852 words)

	World TB Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		On 24th March 1993, tuberculosis was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization.
		Tuberculosis continues to kill about two million people each year in the world.
		L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases promotes RNTCP activities in the country and helps to formulate strategies which are socially acceptable and economically feasible in order to assist and strengthen the RNTCP.
	mohfw.nic.in /lrs/world_tb_day.htm (208 words)

	World TB Day Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		World TB Day, held on March 24 each year, is an occasion for people around the world to raise awareness about the international health threat presented by tuberculosis (TB).
		It is a day to recognize the collaborative efforts of all countries involved in fighting TB.
		In Berlin on March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of the TB bacillus, the bacterium which causes tuberculosis disease.
	www.lapublichealth.org /tb/news/TBDay03.htm (221 words)

	Frontline information on World Tuberculosis Day - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		This year, World TB Day will focus on the efforts of front-line TB care providers and their crucial role in stopping TB.
		World Tuberculosis Day, held annually on 24 March, commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch presented his discovery of the TB bacillus to a group of doctors in Berlin.
		Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that slowly develops bacterial infection that is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/Health/html/20050322T210000-0500_77373_OBS_FRONTLINE_INFORMATION_ON_WORLD_TUBERCULOSIS_DAY.asp (714 words)

	Edited Hansard * 1100 * Number 071 (Official Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Speaker, I call to the attention of parliament the plight of two billion people in the world who are infected with tuberculosis, 200 million of whom will develop the disease.
		World Tuberculosis Day commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the cause of tuberculosis, the tuberculosis bacillus.
		One-third of the world's population is infected with the tuberculosis bacillus, and there are eight million new cases annually.
	www.parl.gc.ca /36/2/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/071_2000-03-24/han071_1100-e.htm (806 words)

	World Tuberculosis Day 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		World Tuberculosis Day, held annually on 24 March.
		This year, World TB Day will focus on the efforts of frontline TB care providers and their crucial role in stopping TB.
		To mark World Tuberculosis Day 2005, the PAHO Publications Program will be offering, at a special discounted price, a series of publications related to tuberculosis and TB Care Providers.
	publications.paho.org /english/news.cfm?ID=57 (238 words)

	The European Commission in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The global impact of TB is devastating, especially in developing countries where poverty and the prevalence of HIV lower resistance and encourage further transmission.
		Approximately a third of the world's inhabitants are already infected with the tuberculosis mycobacterium, and roughly every second a new infection occurs.
		BCG is a live attenuated vaccine that was derived from a strain of bovine tuberculosis.
	www.euireland.ie /news/research/0303/worldtbday.htm (1322 words)

	DTBE - World TB Day, March 24, 2005 - Introduction
		In 1982, a century after Dr. Koch's announcement, the first World TB Day was sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD).
		The event was intended to educate the public about the devastating health and economic consequences of TB, its effect on developing countries, and its continued tragic impact on global health.
		Until TB is controlled, World TB Day won’t be a celebration.
	www.cdc.gov /nchstp/tb/WorldTBDay/2005/introduction.htm (348 words)

	World Tuberculosis Day 2005 - Public Health Agency of Canada
		Tuberculosis has existed for centuries, and used to be called "consumption".
		It is a serious disease that usually attacks the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body, including the brain, the lymph nodes, and bones.
		However, there are approximately 1,600 new cases of TB reported in Canada each year, so it is important to know the symptoms and how to minimize your risks.
	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca /tbpc-latb/wtbd05_e.html (170 words)

	World TB day
		Tuberculosis causes about 2 million deaths a year, about 98% in developing countries.
		There is also concern about the rising cases of TB here in the UK, which has led to the reinstatement of the national vaccination programme.
		East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer, who is shadowing a report on the world's top 3 killers - TB, Malaria and AIDS- for the Conservative group in Parliament on Thursday, has welcomed recommendations for more money for research into this.
	www.rogerhelmer.com /tbday.asp (264 words)

	World TB day : the Institut Pasteur researches
		With a third of the world's population infected, 2 million deaths and 8.5 million new cases each year, tuberculosis (TB) is the number two infectious disease in the world after AIDS, without sparing France, where 6300 new cases occurred last year.
		It is effective in nearly 90% of cases in preventing the serious forms of tuberculosis in children (tuberculous meningitis and disseminated form).
		In the world today, only one clinical trial (phase I) is under way, resulting from a European programme, the TB Vaccine Cluster, that was coordinated for four years by Prof.
	www.pasteur.fr /actu/presse/press/04TB.html (1563 words)

	Europaworld 28/3/2003 Mixed Picture On World Tuberculosis Day
		One third of the world's population is infected with the TB bacillus, says the UN's World Health Organisation.
		UN agencies have now marked a "significant milestone" in treating 10 million patients but they say increased efforts will be needed to reach the global goal of detecting 70 per cent of all infectious TB cases and curing 85 per cent of those detected by 2005.
		"On World Tuberculosis Day, let us pledge to do more to strengthen and expand DOTS programmes in order to meet the global targets of detecting 70 per cent of all infectious TB cases and curing 85 per cent of those detected by 2005," said UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
	www.europaworld.org /week122/mixedpiture28303.htm (495 words)

	LOCAL NEWS THE RISING NEPAL (DAILY)
		Whereas a tuberculosis patient had to take medicines for up to two years in the past, now he is required to take medicines for only eight months under the dots regimen, he added.
		Chief coordinator of the World TB Day Coordination and Management Committee Bishnu Gopal Shrestha requested for maximum cooperation from the teachers, intellectuals, physicians and all the citizens in making the World Tuberculosis Day successful by carrying out various awareness and informative programmes.
		Director of the National Tuberculosis Centre and member-secretary of the World Tuberculosis Day main programme committee Dr. Dirgha Singh Bom stressed the need for creating mass awareness that tuberculosis can be cured and that people should not hide the disease.
	www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishdaily/trn/2002/mar/mar18/local1.htm (340 words)

	World Tuberculosis Day - Media Release
		While Australia has low rates of tuberculosis (TB) compared to many countries, the Northern Territory has higher than average rates of the disease.
		TB bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is spread predominantly by TB patients coughing.
		Hence, the theme of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday 24 March 2003 is "DOTS cured me - it will cure you too".
	www.nt.gov.au /health/news/2003/tb.shtml (313 words)

	ScienceDaily: Germany Starts Clinical Development Of A New Tuberculosis Vaccine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		To mark World Tuberculosis Day on March 24th, a consortium of business and research centres have launched a programme to develop just such a vaccine.
		Tuberculosis bacteria however "hide" in the macrophages and are thus able to survive.
		Estimates suggest that one third of the world's population is infected with TB bacteria.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2004/03/040325074523.htm (1016 words)

	WHO \| Tuberculosis
		Tuberculosis (TB) is primarily an illness of the respiratory system, and is spread by coughing and sneezing.
		TB is not an unavoidable consequence of incarceration and can be controlled through the application of DOTS based programmes and improvements in prison conditions.
		In most of the world, more men than women are diagnosed with TB and die from it.
	www.who.int /tb/en (305 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : World Tuberculosis Day observed
		Anyone can get TB.' This year the focus is on the efforts of frontline TB care providers and their crucial role in eradicating the disease.
		World Tuberculosis Day commemorates Robert Koch's presentation of his discovery of the TB bacillus to a group of doctors in Berlin on March 24, 1882.
		Shekhar and Vijay Adiraj, swimming champion Wilson, and officials from the Tuberculosis Research Centre — P.R. Narayanan, Director, K. Kumararswamy, Deputy Director, Dr. Perumal, State TB Officer and Nalini Krishnan, Director-Projects, REACH — participated.
	www.hindu.com /2005/03/25/stories/2005032514380300.htm (235 words)

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