STREAM enrolls 100th patient in clinical trial testing shortened MDR-TB regimens
Kwanele* is the 100th patient to enrol in Stage 2 of the STREAM clinical trial - the first large-scale, multi-country clinical trial to…
World Environment Day: announcing Vital Strategies’ scientific sessions on air pollution at The Union World Conference on Lung Health
On World Environment Day we highlight the work of Union affiliate Vital Strategies (VS) and Dr Thomas Matte, VS Vice President for…
The Union at the 70th World Health Assembly, Geneva
As the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) concludes, The Union looks to the new leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO) to guide…
MPOWER Bangladesh: National conference urges progress on core tobacco control polices
A high-level conference held in Dhaka framed the urgent need to reduce tobacco use with stark statistics: 59 percent of premature deaths…
The Director’s Corner
Tobacco: a threat to development
A message from José Luis Castro on World No Tobacco Day
The World Health…
Counselling services improve treatment adherence in India
Newly released data from the Indian Government’s 2017 Tuberculosis Report shows that Project Axshya’s counselling interventions for…
Georgia pushes ahead with significant upgrade to national tobacco control programme
Georgia’s Parliament hosted a high-level event on World No Tobacco Day to mark the recent advance of national laws that will reduce…
The Union welcomes major finance firms’ pledge of public support for tobacco control
On World No Tobacco Day, The Union welcomes the announcement from 53 leading finance firms – representing US$ 3.8 trillion in assets…
In Memoriam: Professor Charles Thoen, DVM (1936-2017)
The Union is saddened to announce the passing of Dr Charles Thoen, long-time Union member and past chair of the Zoonotic TB sub-section…
Nepal hosts regional tobacco control leadership programme
Policymakers, civil society and media from across the South East Asia region attended a multi-day course in Kathmandu, Nepal, designed…
Registration for the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health is open
Regular registration for the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) is open until the 31 January 2017, after which…
Union intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly supporting strengthening synergy between the WHA and COP
At the 70th World Health Assembly today Member States voted to introduce mechanisms for the strengthening of synergies between the World…
Union intervention on TB at World Health Assembly urges rapid adoption of WHO guidance to accelerate delivery of new tools
The Union today read out the following intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly urging Member States to ensure WHO guidance is…
Union advocates call for protection and safe passage for migrants and refugees
Authors from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and The Union’s Senior Advisor, Research, Prof Anthony Harries, have published an article in…
Union intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on health of refugees and migrants
Member States attending the World Health Assembly today discussed a report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants, and…
Russia and South Africa call for TB R&D to be a priority
At an official side event of the World Health Assembly co-hosted by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Department…
Union intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on R&D investment
Member States attending the 70th World Health Assembly today discussed a report from the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research…
Global Charter for Lung Health launched at World Health Assembly, with a call for World Lung Day
The Union’s José Luis Castro today launched the world’s first Global Charter for Lung Health at a side event at the World Health…
On 26 May Union to present ‘3P project’ at WHA side event: Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Agenda
Tomorrow, Friday 26 May, 12:30PM CEST, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) will participate with…
Countries call for tobacco control to be prioritised at the World Health Assembly
Official delegations from ten countries have called for tobacco control to be prioritised at this, and future, meetings of the World…
Union Intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on AMR
At the 70th World Health Assembly, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung disease (The Union) calls on Member States…
The Union congratulates Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, newly elected Director-General of the World Health Organization
Today, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to a five-year term as the…
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected Director-General of the World Health Organization
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) congratulates the new Director-General of the World Health…
The Director’s Corner
Shaping the future in order to widen healthcare access
A message from José Luis Castro at the 70th World Health Assembly…
The Union
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