World Tuberculosis Day is being observed Pakistan today like elsewhere in the world.

Tuberculosis is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects one's lungs.

The theme of World TB Day this year is "Its time to put the accent on the urgency to act on the commitments made by global leaders to scale up access to prevention and treatment of the disease, build accountability, ensure sufficient and sustainable financing including for research and promote an end to stigma and discrimination, and an equitable, rights-based and people-centered TB response".