Ending TB in Pakistan: The Urgent Need for Awareness, Action, and Sustainable Domestic Financing

Commissioner’s Court recognizes Women’s History Month, Tuberculosis Day, short-term housing grant

On March 10, the Hays County Commissioner’s Court approved the recognition of Women’s History, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day as holidays in March and ratified a short-term transitional housing grant. To honor the historical social, economical, cultural and political contributions and leadership of women in America and in the Hays County community, the court issued a proclamation for the annual celebration of Women’s History Month. Women’s History …

Ending TB in Pakistan: The Urgent Need for Awareness, Action, and Sustainable Domestic Financing

March 24 is recognized globally as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, dedicated to raising awareness about TB—a disease that remains a major global health challenge despite being both preventable and treatable. In Pakistan, this day holds special significance due to the country’s high burden of TB-related illness and deaths. World TB Day commemorates the groundbreaking discovery made by Robert Koch in 1882, when he identified Mycobacterium tuberculosi…