Union study in Francophone Africa combats childhood TB
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most urgent challenges facing the lung health community and is made particularly challenging…
The Union supports at-risk populations through active case finding in DR Congo
The Union DR Congo Office has issued its latest statistics for a project operating active case finding in high risk communities, in…
More accessible care provided by The Union for people living with HIV in Myanmar
The Union Office in Myanmar provides antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 26,000 people living with HIV in Myanmar through the…
Vancouver hosts the 21st Conference of The Union North America Region
Tuberculosis (TB) in minority populations was a major theme at this year’s Union North America Region Conference in Vancouver, Canada…
New report shows investment in neglected disease R&D still falling
A report on 2015 global investment into research and development (R&D) of new products for neglected diseases shows that year on…
The Director’s Corner
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, on World Cancer Day.
As people around the globe unite to mark…
Union media mentorship raises profile of TB in Zimbabwe
The Union Zimbabwe Office in partnership with the National Tuberculosis Control Programme has just concluded a media mentorship…
The Union works with Government of India to raise TB awareness
A nationwide tuberculosis (TB) case-finding campaign focusing on vulnerable populations has been launched in India, with the aim to…
TB patients find support at monthly Union meeting
Every month, The Union Office in Myanmar organises a support meeting for the community of people affected by tuberculosis (TB) in…
Daouda Adam: a consumer rights advocate mobilised for tobacco control in Africa
At last year’s global forum for progressing tobacco control, Daouda Adam was nominated by his peers to represent the interests…
Systematic review reveals extent of childhood TB epidemic
Tuberculosis has once again become the world’s deadliest infectious disease, surpassing HIV/AIDs in 2015 and killing an estimated 1.8…
The Union welcomes the Medicines Patent Pool’s first open licence agreement for tuberculosis treatment
The Union welcomes the announcement from the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) that it has signed a licence agreement with Johns Hopkins…
The Director’s Corner
As we begin this new year, we are one step closer in time to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB)…
Georgia’s tobacco tax reform built through multi-stakeholder collaboration
Georgia’s Ministries of Health, Finance and Agriculture have worked together to reform tobacco tax, and have committed to reaching…
Submission of abstract and session proposals for 2017 Union World Conference now open
Submissions are now open for research abstracts and proposals for sessions (symposia, workshops and post-graduate…
Statement from The Union on Bedaquiline access, India
The Union has issued a statement following the legal victory of an 18-year-old woman from Patna, India, with extensively drug-resistant…
More than 20 million people protected from second-hand smoke as Shenzhen city, China, goes smoke-free
China’s fourth most populous city, Shenzhen, is now 100 percent smoke-free after a law banning smoking in all indoor public places came…
Tobacco control to protect health and economies
Strategic use of economic policies proven to reduce tobacco use can save money, as well as lives, concludes a new monograph The…
Gain new skills for the new year with The Union
Find the latest Union Courses training information at www.unioncourses.org, our new training and education website.
The…
Subnational government introduces first licensing scheme for tobacco vendors in Bangladesh – model now proposed for national roll out
Bangladesh’s first licensing policy for tobacco vendors will be introduced this month throughout the municipality of Jhenaidah, to…
Htun Htun Aung: HIV patients should not be hidden away as if we bring shame on the community
Myanmar is among the world’s 30 high-burden countries for tuberculosis (TB), multidrug-resistant-TB (MDR-TB) and TB-HIV. Every…
The Union joins the HIV community to advocate for an end to TB and HIV on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, marked every year on 1 December, rallies support for people living with HIV and affected communities. The day provides a…
Asia Pacific policymakers and mayors unite to expedite tobacco control across the region
Government officials and mayors from the Asia Pacific region who met in Singapore for a two-day tobacco control summit have formed an…
Union statement on UN resolution to convene High-Level Meeting on Global Tuberculosis
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease fully supports the UN’s resolution to convene a High-Level Meeting on…
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