Union members meet at the General Assembly to set the direction for The Union’s 100th year
The General Assembly provides members with the opportunity to review the past year, plan for the upcoming year, elect new members and…
Dramatic price reduction in key preventative TB drug announced at Union World Conference
Today at a press conference on prevention at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Sanofi, Unitaid and the Global Fund…
New open access online course in TB prevention launched at Union World Conference
The course, launched today during a press conference on TB prevention, is entitled Prevent Tuberculosis: Management of TB Infection. The…
Honourable Vice-President of India, opens the Union World Conference
This year’s 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health was inaugurated by the Honourable Vice-President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu…
Survivors of TB and lung diseases meet ahead of Union World Conference
The Union convened its first ever Survivors Summit on the eve of the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India,…
Message from the Executive Director
José Luis Castro, 28 November 2019
Reflecting on the success of the 50th World Conference on Lung Health, I…
Message from the Executive Director
José Luis Castro, 22 October 2019
A week is a long time in politics, and in global…
“We can measure our impact in much of the work we do, but in terms of the lives that we save our impact is immeasurable.”
Subrat Mohanty, from The Union South East Asia Office, relishes the opportunity to reach out to the community and give people…
US tuberculosis survivors share their stories to educate congress
The Union co-hosted an event in Washington, DC, USA, which brought together tuberculosis (TB) survivors to share their experiences of…
Union collaboration with Belarus, South Africa and Viet Nam shares experiences and push for rapid policy change, to highlight the challenges and opportunities of translating international TB treatment guidelines into national strategic plans.
An article recently published in PLOS discusses how tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines are translated into national strategic plans…
Union response to the WHO 2019 Global Tuberculosis Report
The latest Global Tuberculosis Report has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Paula I Fujiwara, Scientific…
The Union’s CETA project launched to support TB elimination in Africa
The Union launched the Contributing to the Elimination of Tuberculosis in Africa project (CETA), a new project aiming to eliminate…
NEJM study shows community-wide active case finding has the potential to End TB using existing tools
The paper, Community-wide Screening for Tuberculosis in a High-Prevalence Setting, published yesterday in the New England Journal of…
Reflections from the UN General Assembly and High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage: Innovation and new funding critical to achieving 2030 goals
Paul Jensen, The Union's Director of Policy and Strategy, reflects on the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and High-Level Meeting on…
Public Health Action supplement highlights operational challenges and successes in TB programmes in Papua New Guinea
A dedicated supplement drawing attention to the important process of building operational research (OR) capacity in Papua New Guinea (…
Leaders come together for the 4th APCAT Summit on Tobacco Control
The 4th Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control and NCDs Prevention (APCAT) Summit was attended by more than 200 delegates from…
“I believe we are on the cusp of major breakthroughs – I look forward to The Union making a key contribution.”
Professor Guy B Marks is President-Elect of The Union which means he will take over from the current President at this year’s Union…
On World Lung Day The Union highlights the urgent public health emergency caused by air pollution
On World Lung Day, The Union highlights the urgent public health emergency caused by air pollution. In a week marked by global protests…
India’s decision to ban e-cigarettes is an important step in protecting youth from nicotine addiction and progression to smoking
The Union welcomes the decision by the Ministry of Health of India to ban the production, import and sale of e-cigarettes as a timely…
Global Implementation Programme launches in Indonesia
The Union’s Global Implementation Programme, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, has officially launched in its first two cities,…
Union study in China shows smoking cessation activities have long-term impact on people who underwent TB treatment
A Union-led study, published in the September issue of Tobacco Induced Diseases, described changes in smoking status among people who…
Union editorial calls for increased Global Fund investment in operational research for national TB Programmes
The Union’s Centre for Operational Research has published an editorial in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung…
Actress Claire Forlani announced as ambassador for The Union
Film and television actress, Claire Forlani, has accepted a role as ambassador for The Union and will speak at the opening ceremony of…
The role of the judicial system in protecting the human right to health
The Union’s Regional Director for Latin America, Gustavo Sóñora, advocated for the judicial system to play a role in the protection of…