AGARTALA, March 24 (TIWN): Along with the world, the State also observed the World TB Day on Thursday. This year the event has been observed with the message ‘Unite to End TB’.

To mark the day, a rally has been organized which has commenced from TB Association and walked across the city.

The programme has been organized with the joint initiatives of the National Health Mission and Health and Family Welfare Department.

World Tuberculosis day is a worldwide event that aims to raise public awareness on tuberculosis and the effort made to prevent and treat this disease.

It is to be mentioned here that aiming to make the day successful Media milieu cum workshop on Monday at Agartala Press Club.

During the rally workers of ASHA and NGO along with the officials has participated at the rally which has started from TB Association hall.

The initiatives will be taken to promote the preventive and curative aspects of TB in the society along with promoting the patients who are suffering TB symptomatic aspects.

This event is held on March 24 each year and is promoted by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO).

Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs.

It is to be mentioned here that World Tuberculosis Day, annually held on March 24, marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch detected the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus.

TB is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of people with the disease. WHO estimates that the largest number of new TB cases in 2005 occurred in south-east Asia, which accounted for 34 percent of incident cases globally. However, the estimated incidence rate in sub-Saharan Africa is nearly twice that of south-east Asia.