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.
The Conference Scientific Committee is in Madrid to select the abstracts and sessions that will make it to the Programme? of this year's World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen. Stay tuned as notifications will go out this month (June 2025).
A special thank you to our countless reviewers and mentors who have taken time out of their busy schedules to contribute to this important and extensive review process.
List of reviewers and mentors: https://tinyurl.com/29uas8hn
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.
The Union Launches New Online Course in French: “Tobacco – History, Consequences, and Cessation”
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is pleased to announce the launch of a new, free online course in French: Tobacco – History, Consequences, and Cessation.
Conflation of prediction and causality in the TB literature
A forthcoming IJTLD OPEN article addresses the frequent conflation of prediction and causal inference in observational TB studies, and outlines practical recommendations to enhance research precision and transparency.
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.
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