Tuberculosis at the crossroads: human rights and TB science under the spotlight at the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health to be held in The Hague
More than 3500 researchers, policy makers and advocates will gather at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands 24-27 October.
The Union Statement on UN HLM on TB
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease expresses its disappointment at the no-show of European Heads of State attending the first ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis in New York on Wednesday September 26.
The Union applauds presence of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at UN HLM
The Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease applauds the confirmation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the first ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis on Wednesday September 26.
New operational research finds TB patients diagnosed through active case finding suffer less financial costs
Research led by researchers from The Union South-East Asia Office has been published in Global Health Action journal
Groundbreaking studies prompt The Union to urge global leaders to scale up commitment to TB prevention and treatment
Results from two new studies show that TB medicine rifampin offers less toxic, shorter, more tolerable treatment option for latent tuberculosis (TB), representing a potential paradigm shift for TB prevention around the world.
On World Lung Cancer Day, FIRS commemorates, celebrates and supports those impacted by lung cancer
On World Lung Cancer Day, 1 August 2018, The Union, alongside members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) commemorate, celebrate and support those impacted by lung cancer.