Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of tubercle bacillus, the germ that causes tuberculosis. In 2022, DPH’s division of TB Control celebrated World TB Day by developing initiatives that recognized and educated the community and internal DPH staff and collaborated with community partners.
Regional frontline staff will be celebrated for the exemplary work they do to help end TB. Each of the following awards was created to bring humor and recognition to both individual and team efforts:
- Mr. Clean Award
- P.E.A.K.E. Award
- Mission Impossible Award
- Triple "E" Award
- GPS Award
- Robert Koch Award
- Mayday! Mayday! Award
- Atypical Award
- Sherlock Holmes Award
- MacGyver Award
Social media messages will also be posted the week of World TB Day promoting events and informing the public on the signs and symptoms of TB.
TB Control shared access to valuable resources, including World TB Day posters, flyers, and pamphlets, to our community partners representing diabetes, HIV/AIDs, substance abuse, and other agencies representing co-morbidities of TB to distribute to their clients.
For more information on World TB Day, please visit the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) website at cdc.gov/world-tb-day.