World Tuberculosis Day – Path Traveled and The Road Ahead

From the historical day of March 24, 1882, when Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), this slender bacillus has evolved to become one of the great challenges to human populations all over the world. This is reflected in the number of people living with and dying as a result of this infection which has not shown any significant decline in spite of various programs undertaken by different countries. The World TB day which began in 1982 to achieve united commitment from the global community to tackle this dreaded disease...