New Delhi, March 24 -- Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South East Asia, Saima Wazed expressed confidence towards the commitment to end tuberculosis (TB) on World TB Day 2025.

World Tuberculosis Day is marked annually on March 24 to raise awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB.

On the World TB Day, WHO reaffirmed its commitment to support all Member States in the collective fight against TB, with the theme of 2025, "Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver", it serves a reminder to bringing all parties together for the fight ag...