Tuberculosis

 

In 1982, the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) proposed that March 24 be proclaimed as the official World TB Day. In 1996, WHO joined hands with IUATLD and today, the Stop TB partnership has been formed as a network of organizations and countries fighting against TB.

Over the years, IPSF has been a strong advocate of organizing this campaign so as to promote the awareness about tuberculosis (TB).
This year’s theme is On the Move against Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (and occasionally other variants of Mycobacterium). It usually involves the lungs.
Common symptoms of TB are
Common cough with a progressive increase in production of mucus
Coughing up blood
Fever
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Night sweats
Do you know that:
Someone in the world is newly infected with TB bacilli every second.
Overall, one third of the world’s population is currently infected with the TB bacillus.
5-10 % of people who are infected with TB bacillus become sick or infectious at some time during their life.
An estimated 1.3 million people died from T.B in 2008.
Because of this, it is even more important that we raise awareness among the general public about this condition.
Some ideas for your campaigns:
Raise money on behalf of your local association
Organize a charity run for the sufferings
As current and future pharmacists, lets join together to bring TB awareness to our community.
For further information and ideas on how to run your own campaign, please refer to our database at tuberculosis.ipsf.org.
Or learn more at:
www.who.org
www.stoptb.org
If you have any questions or ideas on how to improve the IPSF Tubcerculosis Awareness Campaign, please do not hesitate to contact the TB awareness Campaign Coordinator at tb@ipsf.org.
Here is the IPSF StopTB campaign KIT

Over the years, IPSF has been a strong advocate of organizing this campaign to promote awareness about tuberculosis (TB).

This year’s theme is On the Move against Tuberculosis.Tuberculosis is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (and occasionally other variants of Mycobacterium). It usually involves the lungs.

Common symptoms of TB are:

Do you know that:

For these reasons, it is even more important that we raise awareness among the general public about this condition.

Some ideas for your campaigns:

As current and future pharmacists, lets join together to bring TB awareness to our community.

For further information and ideas on how to run your own campaign, please refer to our database at tuberculosis.ipsf.org.

Or learn more at:

www.who.org
www.stoptb.org

If you have any questions or ideas on how to improve the IPSF Tubcerculosis Awareness Campaign, please do not hesitate to contact the TB awareness Campaign Coordinator at tb@ipsf.org.

Here is the IPSF StopTB campaign KIT.