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…
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…
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-…
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…
The Union demonstrates impact of child TB in Uganda to visiting parliamentarians, in advance of first ever UN HLM on TB
Between 6-8 August, a parliamentary delegation hosted by The Union in coordination with the Global TB Caucus and other partners visited…
Official Briefing of United Nations Correspondents ahead of HLM on TB
As part of a series of press briefings, Paula I Fujiwara, The Union´s Scientific Director, briefed members of the United Nations…
“TB have an image problem. But once you get to know a person who had TB, you will see how powerful their stories are.”
Ingrid Schoeman, Union Achiever Profile, August 2018
The horrific experience of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) gave…
Union response to WHO newsflash regarding policy brief on revised MDR-TB guidelines
On 17 August 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a Rapid Communication policy brief announcing the initial outcomes of…
Shenzhen city cracks down on illegal sales of cigarettes to children – after survey reveals 78 percent of minors who smoke say they are never asked for proof of age
Tobacco control enforcement teams in Shenzhen, China, have launched a round of targeted inspections of tobacco vendors near schools to…
Bloomberg Philanthropies announces The Union as a leader in new US$ 20 million global tobacco industry watchdog
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced The Union as one of the organisations selected to lead a new US$ 20 million project…
Award-winning Union member Julian Villalba highlights the plight of indigenous Venezuelans and how we must fight for the human right to diagnosis and treatment for all
When Julian Villalba was a 22-year-old medical student he discovered – and drew international attention to – the tuberculosis (TB) and…
Zimbabwe: High tech trucks to carry out targeted TB screening in high-risk communities
The Union is using state-of-the-art mobile screening trucks to carry out much needed outreach services in priority districts during…
Uruguay becomes the first country to require plain packaging of tobacco products in Latin America
In a landmark victory for tobacco control and public health, the government of Uruguay has introduced plain or standardised packaging of…
Families fighting TB - stories from Uganda
Enoch is a lively four year old boy - yet he does not speak. He lives in the small Kasangati community in Uganda, a few miles from…
“Our work is for long-term benefit of the people of Myanmar. We are building structures, systems, skills and expertise in the public health sector – so the investment will remain.”
Dr Thet Ko Aung has worked with The Union for over 10 years, ever since he graduated as a medical doctor from the Mandalay…
Clinton adds his voice to call for political buy-in and action against TB at AIDS conference
Former President of the United States Bill Clinton delivered a keynote address on the final day of the 22nd International AIDS…
Union position on injectable-free regimens for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
South Africa recently announced it would be providing all oral-regimens to a majority of persons with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis…
Experts discuss the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships and innovation to end TB in India by 2025
Earlier this month, The Union, in partnership with India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, convened a panel of multi-stakeholder…
Union working group show crucial link between TB and mental health
The Union’s TB and Mental Health Working Group have released a video, Learning from the field: the mental health management of MDR-TB in…
South Africa announces lower price for TB drug bedaquiline
South African Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced that the government of South Africa and Janssen Therapeutics…
New report shows three in five people living with HIV now have access to drugs but UNAIDS warns ‘progress is slowing and time is running out.’
A new report from UNAIDS, issued to coincide with the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam (23-27 July), states that three in five…
New book authored by Union experts explores the devastating consequences of the simultaneous outbreak of TB and war
Long-standing Union members have authored a book, recently published by Karger, titled ‘Tuberculosis and War. Lessons Learned from World…
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