• Why organize World TB Day?
• World TB Day Planning Checklist
• Ideas bank for World TB Day Activities and Events
• World TB Day Planning Guide

Keep in mind that World TB Day on March 24 is above all a media event. For most of you, every day is TB day, but on March 24, for only once a year, the eyes of the public are focused on TB. This provides you with a tremendous opportunity — the opportunity to turn the attention to:

• the good work that YOU have done to stop TB
• the local/regional/national TB situation
• the gaps and what people can do to stop TB

Good planning for this day is therefore important to achieve the greatest possible impact. There are two main outcomes to aim for:

1. Attracting media attention (TV, radio, newspaper) which can:
   • Increase understanding of the TB situation among the general public
   • Increase commitment from local leaders / politicians / government to stop TB
2. Mobilizing new groups and constituencies (groups affected by TB) that are important to your own efforts in the fight to stop TB

World TB Day Planning Checklist

• Organize your planning efforts
• Form a World TB Day planning committee
• Collect all information on TB
• Transform statistics into key messages and stories
• Mobilize partners for action
• Organize activities and events
• Establish a media contact list
• Prepare materials
• Assess the impact of your efforts

Ideas bank for World TB Day Activities and Events

Advertising spots on television - Auctions or tombolas to raise funds - Banners and flags about prevention, treatment and cure - Bicycle rallies - Board games on TB - Balloon races with TB slogans - Cafes and restaurants distribute napkins with TB information - Calls for donations in newspapers - Comic strip books about TB - Commemorative advertisements placed in newspapers - Drama groups perform plays on TB - Exhibitions on the impacts of TB in children and families - Film shows on TB - Government statements oppose discrimination - TB testing offered free in workplaces - Inauguration of a new TB ward - Information events at workplaces - Leaflets, flyers, brochures, booklets - Marathon runs with entry fees and sponsorship - Media workshops for journalists - Music videos - New book releases - Open days by TB service organizations - Performances by musicians and artists to raise money or awareness - Photo competitions - Postcards to members of parliament with the number of TB patients that have died - Poster exhibitions in banks, schools, civic centres - Public service announcements on TV and Radio - Role plays on TB issues, written and performed by students - Round-table talks - Scientific conferences - Slogan competitions - Special reports on TB in magazines - Sporting events - Testimonies by people who were cured of TB - University lectures on TB - Websites with information about TB.

World TB Day Planning Guide — pdf file
Guidelines for Social Mobilization: Planning World TB Day
(English/ in pdf 744kb or html 34kb - French/ in html 50kb format)

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