Thread by @WHO

Today is #WorldTBDay.

Tuberculosis remains the 🌎🌍🌏’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 & curable disease.

#ItsTime to #EndTB
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

This #WorldTBDay’s theme is ‘It’s time’.
#ItsTime to translate commitments to #endTB into urgent action.
Ending the TB epidemic by 2⃣0⃣3⃣0⃣ is an important target in the @GlobalGoalsUN.
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

Ending TB by 2030 needs:
☑️ political will
☑️ financial resources
☑️ multisectoral engagement
☑️ community ownership
It's time to be accountable and ensure that we are on track to reach our goal.
#EndTB
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

1 in 3 people with TB can’t get quality care today. It’s time for universal access to treat all people with quality care.
It's time to #EndTB!
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

1 in 2 children with TB miss out on access to quality care, risking serious illness and death.
It’s time to ensure no child is left behind.
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

1 in 4 people have TB infection. They need to take preventive treatment to stop the infection from developing into disease. It’s time to #endTB.
#WorldTBDay

People in close contact with TB patients, especially children, and people living with HIV are at high risk of developing TB. It's time to ensure TB preventive treatment for those who are most vulnerable.
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

Affordable and quick diagnosis is the first step towards timely TB care. It’s time for universal access to rapid molecular diagnostic tests.
#EndTB #WorldTBDay

Nurses and healthcare workers play a critical role in TB prevention and care. It’s time to invest in them – to improve healthcare for all.
It's time to #EndTB!
#WorldTBDay

More effective medicines, vaccines and tools are urgently needed to break the trajectory of the TB epidemic. It's time to scale up investments in TB research and innovation.
#EndTB

Stigmatizing people with TB inhibits care and is socially devastating. It’s time to stand against stigma and discrimination.
It's time to #EndTB! #WorldTBDay

On #WorldTBDay 2020, WHO has issued new guidance to help countries accelerate efforts to stop people with #tuberculosis (TB) infection becoming sick with TB by giving them preventive treatment ➡️ bit.ly/2UfbjIb

The chance of developing TB disease is higher if you:
🔴 are in close contact with a TB patient
🔴 are living with HIV
🔴 have lower immunity
🔴 live in a crowded setting.
#EndTB
bit.ly/2xhWv2p

Today, there are many preventive treatment options available. New, shorter treatment options mean that people can be protected from TB for many years: new treatment lasts only 1 or 3 months versus more than 6 months in the past.
#EndTB bit.ly/2xhWv2p