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It's World TB Day 2022 Invest to End TB. Save Lives.

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD TB DAY

Every year, on 24 March, the Stop TB Partnership and its partners unite to raise public awareness of the devastating health, social, and economic impacts of TB and call for an end to this epidemic.

This year is a critical year for all of us in the global fight to end TB as we countdown to reach the UN High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on TB targets which the international community agreed to meet by the end of December.

Ongoing COVID-19 efforts and a catastrophic funding gap of USD9 billion threatens to hamper global progress to combat TB. This is why we have chosen "Invest to End TB. Save Lives" as the theme for this year's World TB Day campaign. Without adequate financial resources, we cannot win the fight against TB and reverse the severe impact of COVID-19. The disruptions caused by the pandemic have led to increased mortality from TB, decreased the number of people diagnosed and treated for TB, and dangerously affected the rights of people with TB.

The Stop TB Partnership and all partners are calling on all those involved in the fight against TB to unite under this overarching theme and sound the alarm that the low levels of funding for the TB response year after year cannot continue nor be accepted anymore.

Invest to End TB. Save Lives.

LET'S GO VIRAL!

Invest to End TB. Save Lives. : Social Media Challenge!

Around the world, 3 people lose their lives to TB every minute. But, with urgent and increased funding, we can put an end to this preventable and curable disease. Join our social media challenge to call on leaders to know that they must #InvestToEndTB and save lives.

  1. Take a selfie or photograph with your local currency notes, coins, money💸💵💴💰💳💶💷 – get creative!
  2. Use our suggested messages below or create your own.
  3. Tag your friends, family, or colleagues to join!
  4. Add hashtags: #WorldTBDay #InvestToEndTB #EndTB
  5. Post on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram
Pictures for inspiration purposes only.
Every minute, 3 people die from TB. But, with urgent & increased funding💸💵💴, we can put an end to this preventable & treatable disease. On #WorldTBDay we call on leaders to increase investments to #EndTB. I call on @person1, @person2, person 3 to join the fight! #InvestToEndTB💰 RT & tag 3 others..
Every 10 seconds, 3 people fall sick with TB. This is unacceptable, and with increased funding💸💵💴, we can put an end to this deadly disease. On #WorldTBDay I call on @person1, @person2 & @person3 to join the fight to #EndTB. #InvestToEndTB 💰 RT & tag 3 friends.

TWEET YOUR LEADERS

Reach key decision-makers directly with your call to action on TB. In just a few clicks, you can access a pre-programmed tweet that tags some of the people in your country with the power to make a change. Use the drop-down menu to select your country among TB high-burden countries and tweet your leaders! All Twitter handles/tags are from the public domain.

EXAMPLE: Of the US $15 billion annual funding for tuberculosis promised by world leaders at the 2018 UNHLM on TB, less than HALF has been made available. On #WorldTBDay, I’m calling on [country] to urgently step up to #InvestToEndTB and save lives. @<HoS> @<MoH>

CHANGE YOUR PROFILE PICTURE

Use the link below to add our filter to your social media profile picture. Picture for illustration purposes only.

CHANGE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA HEADERS

Available for Facebook, Twitter and Linked In

SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Join us in our call to action in four important areas: funding gap for TB; funding recovery from COVID-19 impact; funding gap for R&D; and funding for TB-affected communities.

  1. Pair our suggested tweets with the accompanying video or image.
  2. Post on social media with the campaign hashtags: #WorldTBDay #InvestToEndTB

Or, to create an image with your own priority message, scroll down further to use our new DIY campaign tool.

Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Every day, more than 4,100 people die from TB, an airborne preventable & treatable disease. We cannot stand on the sidelines while people fall ill & die, this #WorldTBDay, we call on everyone to invest love, support, care, resources, funding to #endTB & save lives! #InvestToEndTB
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Of the US$15bn annual funding for TB promised by world leaders at the UN High-Level Meeting 2018, about 40% has been made available. This #WorldTBDay, we call on leaders to step up and triple the funding to save lives and #EndTB by 2030. #InvestToEndTB
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
There is a DEADLY DIVIDE: Investment of US$117 million for TB vaccines versus US$100 Billion for COVID-19 vaccines. One year to develop and start roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines versus 100 years to develop and roll out one new TB vaccine. Why? #WorldTBDay #InvestToEndTB
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
TB health workers, hospitals, labs & TB care platforms have been instrumental in the fight against #COVID19. It came with a cost of lives & suffering for people with TB. It is time to #InvestToEndTB and recover from the losses. #WorldTBDay
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Every year 4 million people with TB are missed by the health systems & each of them can infect up to 15 others. To stop this snowballing effect, this #WorldTBDay, we call on leaders to fulfill their promises & increase resources for the national TB responses. #InvestToEndTB.
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.

USE OUR CONFERENCE CALL BACKGROUNDS

Available in 4 styles

If you haven't used a virtual background before, you can consult online user guides for some of the most frequently used tools here: Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet.

Let's create a global map of World TB Day events!

Share your World TB Day plans with us! Send details of your events to us using the form on this page and we will pin them on our World TB Day map to spread the word!

GO THE EXTRA MILE

SEND A LETTER TO YOUR LEADERS

The Stop TB Partnership is writing to all UN Member States to raise the alarm about the chronic lack of funding available globally to end TB, urging every country to #InvestToEndTB. Join us using the template letter below.

LIGHT UP FOR TB

Every year, the Stop TB Partnership invites cities across the world to #LightUpforTB. Use the template letter below to urge your local authorities to light up landmark clocks or buildings in RED on 24 March 2022 to show their commitment to ending TB.

We will pin all cities that Light Up for TB on the World TB Day map.

PRINT CAMPAIGN MERCHANDISE

Use our designs to print World TB Day merchandise.

WALL OF FAME!

As we unite to raise awareness of TB, all of your creative social media posts will be shared on our social media wall.

The social media wall will be available on the Stop TB Partnership website in March.

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