The Union applauds world leaders’ commitment to action against zoonotic tuberculosis
On 3 October 2018, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly formally approved the Political Declaration on the Fight Against…
Indian President launches TB seal campaign
The President of India has inaugurated the 69th TB Seal Campaign of Tuberculosis Association of India. Since 1904, lung health…
Royal guests to attend the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Her Imperial Highness Princess Akishino of Japan, and Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of The Netherlands will both attend the 49th…
The Union’s stance on tobacco control at COP8
At the eighth Conference of the Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Geneva, ministers, officials…
The Union launches a call for applicants for its 2019 SORT IT course in Sri Lanka
The Union’s Centre for Operational Research has launched a call for applications for the Asia Structured Operational Research and…
New operational research finds TB patients diagnosed through active case finding suffer less financial costs
New research led by researchers from The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) South-East Asia Office…
Almost 90 years on, The Hague’s most historic banqueting hall is to host another significant Union event
This October, the 7th President’s Centennial Dinner will be held in the Ridderzaal, Hall of Knights, in The Hague. 86 years ago, members…
UN General Assembly adopts first-ever political agenda for ending tuberculosis epidemic
The Union calls on governments to begin acting now.
The first-ever United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Ending…
The Union and European Respiratory Society launch Public Health Fellowship in Respiratory Infections
The Union and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) are offering a 12-month fellowship in respiratory infections to build capacity…
The Union joins in call to world leaders go above and beyond NCDs declaration
The Union united with nearly 300 civil society organisations in a statement calling on world leaders to go above and beyond the vague…
Union President calls for change at UN High Level Meeting to End Tuberculosis
The Union’s President, Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa, addressed the high-level leadership at the first-ever United Nations (UN) High-Level…
“You feel better when you give, when you contribute. I would say being a member is a two-way partnership.”
Anete Trajman is Secretary of the Union’s TB Section. Based in Brazil, she is also about to become Programme Secretary for 2018…
Finance leaders join with world leaders from government and health to sign Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge
Finance leaders today came together with world leaders from government and health for the first time to pledge commitment to tobacco-…
The Union joins organisations pushing for increased attention and commitment to TB
As the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York, side events are taking place in the build up to the UN…
A unified voice on World Lung Day 2018
Today, 25 September, The Union along with respiratory organisations from around the world marks World Lung Day, a day of advocacy for…
The Union Welcomes Preliminary Results of New TB Vaccine Clinical Trial
Primary results of a clinical trial into a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and conducted in…
The Union Calls on UN Member States to Implement New Child and Adolescent TB Roadmap
Monday 24 September – In advance of the first-ever United Nations High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, 11 leading health agencies and…
The Union Annual Report 2017
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union
This week we stand on the verge of a major milestone in our…
ALAT partnership with The Union announced
Next year, The Union will hold its Conference of The Union Latin America Region in conjunction with the Latin American Thorax…
Union response to the WHO 2018 Global Tuberculosis Report
The latest Global TB Report has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), just over a week before the first ever High-Level…
STREAM: Promoting TB prevention, screening and treatment among South Africa’s taxi drivers
Last month, the STREAM Stage 2 community advisory board (CAB) in Durban, South Africa carried out an awareness raising and screening…
Global week for action on NCDs: 3-9 Sept
The Union has joined with thousands of individuals and organisations this week for the first ever Global Week for Action on non-…
The Director's Corner
The health sector can’t end the TB epidemic alone. Time for politicians to make their influence count.
A message from José Luis…
New report highlights inadequacies in treatment for people with asthma
The Global Asthma Report 2018, launched today (31 August 2018) by the Global Asthma Network, highlights that around 1000 people each day…