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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing March 24, 2022 as World Tuberculosis Day in Solano County (Chair Vasquez)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution recognizing March 24, 2022 as World Tuberculosis Day in Solano County.
SUMMARY:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared March 24th of each year as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to commemorate the day in 1882 when the tuberculosis bacterium was discovered and to raise public awareness about the continued health, social, and economic consequences of one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. Each day, more than 4,100 people lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people fall ill to this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 66 million lives since the year 2000. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress made in the fight to end TB. For the first time in over a decade, TB deaths increased in 2020. This resolution to recognize March 24, 2022, as World TB Day in Solano County will increase awareness about TB and help decrease the spread of TB in the community through collaboration to further efforts to eliminate this preventable disease.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing this agenda item are nominal and are included in the department's FY2021/22 Adopted Budget. There is no additional impact to the County General Fund.
DISCUSSION:
Annually across the world, March 24th is recognized as World TB Day by the WHO. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB.
The purpose of World TB Day is to raise awareness about the burden of TB worldwide and the status of TB prevention and ...
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