PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Thursday, March 24 marked World Tuberculosis Day (TB) under the theme, “Invest to End TB. Save Lives.”
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA) Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the ministry, says according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World TB Day is commemorated annually to raise public awareness about the consequences of TB for those who suffer from this preventable and curable disease and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
TB is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is ...
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