with TB, 3 million of them are "missed" by health systems. The focus of World TB Day 2014 was for countries and partners to take forward innovative approaches to reach the 3 million and ensure that everyone suffering from TB has access to TB diagnosis, treatment and cure. 2015: Gear up to end TB World TB Day 2015 was seen as an opportunity to raise awareness about the burden of TB worldwide and the status of TB prevention and control efforts, highlighting WHO's vision of a world free of TB with zero deaths and suffering. 2017: Unite to end TB World TB 2017 focused on joining efforts to raise awareness and eliminate tuberculosis. 2018: Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world World TB 2018 focused on building commitment to end TB, not only at the political level with Heads of State and Ministers of Health, but at all levels from Mayors, Governors, parliamentarians and community leaders, to people affected with TB, civil society advocates, health workers, doctors or nurses, NGOs and other partners. 2019: It's time The theme for World TB day 2019 was "It's time". The emphasis for this year's event is to pressure world leaders to "act on [their] commitments". 2020: It's time to End TB The theme for World TB day 2020 was "It's time to End TB!" 2021: The clock is ticking The theme of World TB Day 2021 was ‘The Clock is Ticking’, conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders. 2022: Invest to end TB. Save Lives The theme of World TB Day 2022 is "Invest to End TB. Save Lives" See also Epidemiology of tuberculosis The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria References External links , International Committee of the Red Cross March observances Tuberculosis Health awareness days United Nations days World Health Organization