Lung Health for All: Solutions for a New Era
The 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health opening ceremony.
The Union World Conference is taking place now - 19-22 October 2021.
Union launches new tobacco control implementation resource
The Tobacco Control Implementation Hub is a one-stop shop for tobacco control policy implementation and enforcement resources.
Programme Schedule for Upcoming Union World Conference
It's not too late to register for the Union World Conference that will be held virtually between 19-22 October 2021. Attractive rates are available for all our delegates.
We are also excited to share the programme schedule for the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health.
The programme features exciting new research relating to pediatric TB, COVID-19 in pregnant women, short all-oral regimens for drug-resistant TB, COVID-19 links to smoking, innovations in diagnostics, global epidemics resulting from zoonotic diseases, tobacco control and tobacco industry interference, community engagement including human rights, the latest breakthroughs in TBScience and many more interesting topics
Please visit our website www.worldlunghealth.org to register, view the programme schedule and for regular updates.
Down syndrome and COVID-19, a combination with a poor prognosis
The authors of this Letter assess the impact of of COVID-19 on a series of patients with Down syndrome. The preprint is free to read.
High success and low recurrence with shorter treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant TB in Nepal
One of a series of articles forming a special supplement in PHA on antimicrobial resistance in Nepal.
Annual consumption of parenteral antibiotics in a tertiary hospital of Nepal, 2017–2019: a cross-sectional study
One of a series of articles forming a special supplement in PHA on antimicrobial resistance in Nepal.
New Union technical publication: 1st edition - Basic occupational safety and health for respiratory diseases: a desk guide for health facilities
This desk guide outlines a comprehensive approach to respiratory health, which health facilities can adapt and implement in resource-limited settings. Its development was supported by a review committee consisting of Union members with interest and expertise in this subject matter.
BCG and The Union a 100-year history
On 18 July 1921, a newborn baby received a dose of an experimental vaccine called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Fast forward 100 years and it is the most widely used vaccine globally – billions of children have been vaccinated and countless children’s lives have been saved worldwide.
Technical publications
Technical guides on TB, tobacco control, lung health and more, written by experts.
