TB Awareness Month, March

TB Awareness Month includes World TB Day on 24 March. "Tuberculosis (TB) causes thousands of deaths every year in South Africa and the rest of the world." According to the World Health Organization's Tuberculosis profile of South Africa there were 244 053 cases reported in 2016.

"The main purpose of TB Awareness month is to support worldwide efforts made for controlling TB through increasing* knowledge of the disease and developing solutions to stop the spread of TB. Each year, there are activities planned that encourage governments and health facilities across the world to reach out to communities by creating programs in an attempt to increase* awareness about TB. It is very important that people are made aware of all the signs and symptoms of TB. TB Awareness Month encourages individuals to participate in the efforts to stop the spread of TB by way of intervention and public knowledge."