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INDIA WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY

A woman creates a Rangoli art pattern with a message to end TB on it during an event held by Department of Health and Family welfare to create awareness about Tuberculosis, on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day at Palampur, India, 24 March 2019. Source: EPA / SANJAY BAID/EPA/AAP Image

March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. According to the World Health Organization, 10.6 million people became ill with tuberculosis in 2022, and more than a million people died.


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March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. According to the World Health Organization, 10.6 million people became ill with tuberculosis in 2022, and more than a million people died.


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