Saturday, 25 March 2017

when is World TB Day observed?

when is World TB Day observed?

Options

1) 24 March

2)25 March

3)26 March

4)27 March

answer

1) 24 March

Other details

World Tuberculosis Day, observed on March 24 each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease

March 24 commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch   had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus.