The world's largest lung health conference, The Union World Conference on Lung Health, will take place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark from 18-22 November 2025.
We cannot wait to welcome you to Union Conference 2025, packed full of groundbreaking science, cutting-edge innovations and community engagement (and of course, wonderful networking opportunities).
Submissions are now open for scientific sessions. Learn more at worldlunghealth.org.
Remember, Union Conference 2024 delegates have online access to sessions until 31 March 2025.
Income-related disparity in country TB rates
A new analysis of global tuberculosis (TB) data reveals that lower income countries are disproportionately affected by TB.
The Union found that low-income, lower-middle income, and upper-middle income countries consistently reported higher TB rates from 1995 to 2022, compared to high-income countries.
A reflection on 2024
From changing WHO guidelines and identifying key improvements to drug-resistant TB management, to being awarded grants from the Global Fund in Myanmar and the Gates Foundation for an active case finding project in India to delivering another fantastic Union Conference.
After such an impressive year for The Union, Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino and Prof Guy Marks look back at everything we have accomplished in 2024.
In conversation with Cassandra
We grabbed five minutes with Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino to learn more about her motivation for becoming our new Executive Director, vision for the future and the unique role of The Union.
Myths, misconceptions, and half-truths about TB
The Union shares facts about tuberculosis (TB) to dispel 13 myths, misconceptions, and half-truths getting in the way of ending TB.
Technical publications
Technical guides on TB, tobacco control, lung health and more, written by experts.
The Union has been certified by NGOsource to be equivalent to a U.S. public charity.