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  《Oil Pastels Painting  for "World Tuberculosis Day"  》, by dawnxisoul393art Cindy coughed weakly into her handkerchief, dreading another long day in the sanatorium. A gentle knock came at the door. "Miss, there's a visitor with news about a new treatment - it's World TB Day!" World Tuberculosis Day occurs annually on March 24th, commemorating the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB. The World Health Organization began commemoration efforts in 1982 to raise public awareness. In 1982, on the occasion of the centenary of Robert koch's speech, the International Union to Combat Tuberculosis and Lung Disease proposed to declare March 24th as the official World Tuberculosis Day. More than a decade later, the World Health Assembly of WHO and the United Nations officially recognized World Tuberculosis Day as an annual activity. In autumn 1995, WHO and the Royal Dutch Tuberculosis F...