World TB Day

Hello everyone, thank you for visiting the blog. Today is World TB Day:

This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of M. tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause TB.

World TB Day provides an opportunity to communicate TB-related problems and solutions and to support worldwide TB-control efforts. CDC and our partners are committed to eliminating TB in the United States.

In the United States, the theme for World TB Day 2009 is “Partnerships for TB Elimination.”

http://www.cdc.gov/TB/WorldTBDay/default.htm

Globally there are appx 14 million people with tuberculosis and in 2007 there were 9 million new cases. You can visit http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/ for more epidemic statistics.

Lone Star Health is holding it's first LAPA event in Boston on

Saturday March 28th at 2pm in 220 BK Hall at Northeastern University.

It will be a panel style discussion about HIV/AIDS and how we can all get involved in tackling this global epidemic. Please join us to learn more and help support the Hydro Clinic in Monrovia!

Thank you!