Honorary membership is a lifetime status conferred by the Board in recognition of distinguished contributions to TB and lung health or by being awarded the Union Medal. These members serve as informal advisers to The Union.
- Prof Jane Carter (USA)
- Dr Razia Fatima (Pakistan)
- Prof Oumou Bah-Sow (Guinea)
- Prof Xiexiu Wang (China)
- Prof Dean Schraufnagel (United States of America)
- HIH Princess Akishino (Japan)
- Professor Bertie Squire (UK)
- Dr Joseph Amolo Aluoch (Kenya)
- Prof Christopher Kuaban (Cameroon)
- Prof Nulda Beyers (South Africa)
- Dr Matthijs Bleiker (The Netherlands)
- Dr H J Chum (Tanzania, United Rep.)
- Dr Valentin Cuesta Aramburu (Uruguay)
- Prof Elif Dagli (Turkey)
- Dr Abbas Hassan El Masry (Sudan)
- Prof Asma El Sony (Sudan)
- Prof Anne Fanning (Canada)
- Prof Victorino Farga (Chile)
- Prof Martin Gninafon (Benin)
- Dr James Kieran (USA)
- Dr Arata Kochi (Switzerland)
- Dr Halfdan Mahler (Switzerland)
- Prof David Miller (United Kingdom)
- Prof Denis A Mitchison (UK)
- Prof Andrew Nunn (UK)
- Dr Daniel Nyangulu (Malawi)
- Dr Richard O'Brien (USA)
- Dr Francis R Ogasawara (USA)
- Dr Antonio Pio (Argentina)
- Prof Françoise Portaels (Belgium)
- Dr Lee B Reichman (USA)
- Dr Rodolfo Rodriguez Cruz (Brazil)
- Dr A Samy (Egypt)
- Prof H Simon Schaaf (South Africa)
- Dr Tadao Shimao (Japan)
- Dr Sonkgram Supcharoen (Thailand)
- Mr James Swomley (United States of America)
- Dr Thelma E Tupasi (The Philippines)
- Prof Hans Waaler (Norway)
- Prof Li-Xing Zhang (China)
- Prof Anneke Hesseling (South Africa)
- Dr Muhammad Amir Khan (Pakistan)
- Dr Rajita Bhavaraju (USA)
- Dr Ying Zhang (USA)