World Tuberculosis Day: Raising awareness to combat the disease
世界結核病日：提高警覺，共同抗擊疾病
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, observed annually on March 24, is a vital global effort to raise awareness about the impact of this devastating disease.
每年3月24日的世界結核病日，是一項旨在提高人們對這種毀滅性疾病影響的認知之重要全球性活動。
Robert Koch, who in 1882 discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes the infection.
儘管結核病是可預防且可治癒的，但它仍是全球最致命的傳染病殺手之一，每年影響數百萬人。
Despite being preventable and curable, TB remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, affecting millions of people every year.
該疾病對中低收入國家的衝擊尤為嚴重，且常因愛滋病毒、營養不良以及抗藥性菌株的興起而變得更加複雜。
The disease disproportionately hits low- and middle-income countries, often complicated by factors like HIV, malnutrition, and the rise of drug-resistant strains.
目前仍面臨一項嚴峻挑戰，即將近25%的病例未經診斷，導致細菌持續傳播。
World TB Day acts as a global call to action, urging governments to boost healthcare investment, improve diagnostic technology, and address the social stigma that prevents patients from seeking life-saving care.
近期的活動，例如「是的！
Recent campaigns, such as 'Yes!
我們可以終結結核病！」，強調只要有足夠的政治意願、創新和全球合作，我們就有能力最終消除這場流行病。
We can end TB!', highlight that with enough political will, innovation, and global cooperation, we have the tools to finally eradicate this epidemic.
透過共同努力，國際社會旨在扭轉局面，確保全人類擁有一個更健康、無結核病的未來。
By working together, the international community aims to turn the tide and ensure a healthier, TB-free future for all.
