Bangladesh passes new law to protect workers from second-hand smoke
A demonstration in Dhaka demanding a tobacco control law amendment at the next parliament. The demonstration was jointly…
Clinical trial of 9-month MDR-TB regimen begins in Africa and Asia
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Eli Lilly and The Union collaborate to launch mobile application for TB referrals
The Union launched a pilot project in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Dimagi, aimed at strengthening the process of patient…
Global experts agree NCDs must be central in future global development agenda
Whilst congratulating governments on their commitment to reduce overall mortality from NCDs by 25 per cent by 2025, they warned that…
Asthma control requires affordable, accessible quality-assured essential medicines
"It's time to control asthma", according to this year's World Asthma Day theme, but The Union says the low availability and the…
200 attend first national training on smokefree implementation in Chile
Minister of Health Jaime Mañalich said implementation of the new law is one of the priorities of the country, since Chile has the…
Cozumel becomes first Caribbean island to pass smokefree legislation
Tobacco use is a significant public health problem in Quintana Roo, where 10% of the population is addicted to tobacco. On average,…
Over 7,000 children participate in TB prevalence and transmission risk study in Peru
The Union coordinated with the Ministry of Health to train the 200 people who gave tuberculin skin tests to 7,740 school children…
The Union contributes child TB expertise to mission in Lao PDR
Technical experts from The Union and other organisations participated in the first joint monitoring mission initiated by the Lao PDR's…
Operational research conducted in Union courses yields national policy change in India
The decisions mandating collection of a "Single specimen during follow-up smear examination for TB patients," "Single specimen during…
Pharmacokinetic study of rifabutin with ART in Viet Nam has positive benefits
The Union's phase II pharmacokinetic (PK) study assessing different doses of rifabutin in combination with protease inhibitor-based…
The Union represented in delegation to brief India’s President on tuberculosis
The delegation that met with President Mukherjee included Dr Nalini Krishnan (second from left) who represented civil society as part of…
The Union to coordinate study of shortened MDR-TB regimen in francophone Africa
The Union has received a grant from France Expertise International/Initiative 5% to coordinate an operational research study on a 9-…
The Union Zimbabwe Office conducts first national PMDT course
The Union Zimbabwe Office conducted its first National Training of Trainers on Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis…
“We need to do more in HIV prevention” Remembering Kyaw Kyaw Htwe, leader of the Mandalay PLWHA network
There is a saying: Life begins after 40, but it did not mean for Kyaw Kyaw Htwe. He was 39 when he died suddenly on 26 January 2013, and…
NEW GUIDE: The Union offers hope and practical advice on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Statistics on multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant (MDR-/XDR-) TB make the challenge clear. The number of cases in the 27…
TB infection control in the era of HIV: another step in supporting TB control
The risks associated with TB infection transmission have increased significantly with the HIV epidemic, and TB is a leading cause of…
International Women’s Day - 8 March 2013: Women and lung health
Chile's President Piñera and philanthropist Bloomberg launch new tobacco control law
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera officially launched the country's new comprehensive tobacco control legislation at a ceremony in…
Comprehensive tobacco control law signed into force by Russia's President Putin
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) congratulates the Russian Federation on the adoption of a…
Project LIGHT increases the number of TB cases diagnosed at test sites
Project LIGHT, which introduced LED-based fluorescent microscopy (LEDFM) at 200 medical colleges across India, resulted in the detection…
A union of minds: NY's Pace University and The Union offer certificate programmes
New York's Pace University and The Union have launched two new professional certificate programmes that draw on their combined strengths…