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…
TREAT TB designs online learning programme for operational research
Operational research is increasingly recognised as an essential tool for evaluating and modifying health practices and policies. To help…
Studies conducted in OR courses lead to national and international policy changes
Since 2009, 93 researchers from over 40 countries have been through rigorous operational research courses developed and conducted by the…
New Lancet series supports inclusion of NCDs on the post-2015 agenda
The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is one of the biggest threats to international health and development, confirms a…
Feeding a disease with fake drugs
Read the editorial. Read the study (access is limited to IJTLD subscribers)Read the accompanying editorial: The need for coordinated…
Health leaders warn that designated smoking areas threaten public health
Over the past five days, 25 international and local public health experts have participated in a workshop on 'Enforcing Bangladesh's…
New study links fast food and asthma severity
"Do fast foods cause asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Global findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in…
The Union’s SPARK-TB project in Uganda receives Year 2 funding
The Union Uganda Office has been awarded Wave 2 funding from TB-REACH to continue its successful project, SPARK-TB (Slum Partnerships to…
New law targets tobacco use in Chile, where 34% of young teens smoke
On 2 January 2013, the Chilean Congress approved legislation that will ban smoking in all enclosed public places and prohibit all forms…
TB volunteer network established in Myanmar
In 2012, The Union collaborated with Myanmar's National TB Programme on a TB REACH project called PICTS (Program to Increase Catchment…
Cookstoves for cleaner air, improved health and carbon credits
The Union South-East Asia Office's innovative proposal "Cookstoves for Carbon Credits" was one of the top 75 finalists selected from…
Announcing Round 13 of the Bloomberg Initiative Grants Program
A Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use in low- and middle-income countries was launched in December 2006 and is a competitively…
Reaching zero HIV/AIDS deaths depends on addressing TB-HIV co-epidemic
Paris, France / 29 November 2012 — The theme of World AIDS Day (1 December 2012) is "Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero…
New members elected to the Board of Directors
Dr Simon Schaaf (South Africa), Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University,…
World Conference in Kuala Lumpur draws an enthusiastic response
In her welcome address at the Inaugural Session on Wednesday, 14 November, Union President E Jane Carter described the theme as fitting…
Rapporteurs provide conference summary for the Closing Ceremony
The team covered 42 of the 51 core symposia and 14 of the 15 oral abstract sessions, but not the pre-meetings, posters,…
Union honours presented at the conference
2012 Union Awards
The Union awards consist of a full fellowship to attend the Union World Conference on Lung…