The Stop TB Partnership is pleased to announce this year’s World TB Day theme:
“Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver”.
With 6 years left to end TB, we believe the theme emphasizes the importance of sustained commitment, financial investment, and the effective delivery of interventions critical to TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care.
Building on its massive uptake and success over the last two years, this year’s theme reinforces a powerful collective message of hope, urgency, and accountability.
"Commit" reminds everyone of the Heads of State and Government who, at the 2023 United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) pledged to end TB. However, commitments alone are insufficient unless backed by concrete actions, funding, national strategies, and policies.
“Invest” points to the critical step of fully funding the TB response through more investments and funding via various channels. A diversified approach to increased investment and financing will accelerate the drive towards ending TB by 2030.
"Deliver” translates the commitments and investments into tangible results that directly benefit people affected by TB. These would entail scaling up evidence-based interventions, active case finding, early and accurate diagnosis, preventive treatment, and high-quality care for drug-resistant TB. Involvement of communities, civil society, and multisectoral collaboration is essential to delivery.
"We are together in this effort to end TB, the oldest airborne pandemic that continues to threaten global health and kills more people than any other infectious disease. By committing to action, investing resources strategically, and delivering high-quality care and prevention, Yes! We can make history by ending TB, together," said Dr. Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director, Stop TB Partnership.
The theme for 2025 reflects the understanding that ending TB requires a united, concerted global effort with strategic collaborations above and beyond what has been done previously.
The resource toolkit- including materials in 7 languages to support countries and partners in their advocacy and communication efforts for World TB Day 2025 will be shared in the coming weeks.
