Union Board of Directors election update
Bess Miller
Bess is a physician and epidemiologist, who has held senior leadership positions at the US Centers for Disease…
Union Board of Directors election update
The Union is delighted to announce that Dr Bess Miller and Prof Steve Graham have been newly elected as members of the Board of…
US funding cuts negatively impact TB care and prevention across Africa
According to a rapid survey conducted by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), 65% of National TB…
Engaging Communities Affected by TB as Essential Partners in Research
The Union has always been interested in and has promoted communities affected by tuberculosis (TB). The most notable example is the time…
The Union launches free resources on Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents
The target audience of this course is healthcare workers and trainers in resource-limited and high TB burden settings involved in TB…
The Union launches free resources on Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents
The online course on the management of child and adolescent tuberculosis and supporting resources for trainers are aimed at helping…
The Union launches free resources on Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents
The resources include:
Facilitator manual: This comprehensive guide assists trainers in navigating the course structure, ensuring…Incarceration and Tuberculosis notifications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas
A new study has identified lower than expected tuberculosis notifications in prisons across Europe and the Americas during the COVID-19…
Free Online Courses for Health Care Professionals
In an era where budget cuts and financial constraints are increasingly impacting the healthcare sector, the International Union Against…
Free Online Courses for Health Care Professionals
These courses are meticulously designed by leading experts in the field and are accessible to health care professionals across the globe…
Annual Values Award 2024 winner: Lara Garrido
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became…
Accelerating TB elimination through innovation in India
Last week, the ‘India Innovation Summit – Pioneering solutions to End TB’ was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
The Summit,…
Annual Values Award 2024 winner: Dr Rakesh PS
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became…
Union Medal 2024 winner: Prof Jane Carter
During The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024, Prof Jane Carter received The Union’s highest honour – the Union Medal –…
Enhancing TB prevention across South-East Asia
A multi-country study aiming to improve the retention of people in different phases of care for TB prevention across South-East Asia is…
MESSAGE FROM HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCESS AKISHINO OF JAPAN, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE UNION
Message from Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino of Japan, Honorary Member of The Union:
World TB Day is the…
No more excuses: Break the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis - World TB Day 2025
It is total injustice and failure by us all that millions of people around the world are still at high risk of tuberculosis (TB…
No more excuses: Break the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis – World TB Day 2025
The Union calls for the prioritisation of finding and treating everyone with tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden settings.
24 March…
The rationale for cancer to be made a notifiable disease in India
In this Short Communication (to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA), the authors explain why the Ministry of Health in India should…
The rationale for cancer to be made a notifiable disease in India
In this Short Communication (to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA), the authors explain why the Ministry of Health in India should…
New strategy to help find more people with TB in Central African Republic
The Union has launched a project to evaluate the effectiveness of a new strategy to find more people with undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB)…
TB disability and multimorbidity at the onset of treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Ahead of World TB Day, we present an article that assesses the burden of multimorbidity and the effectiveness of referral pathways…