New childhood TB online course launches
The Union in collaboration with World Health Organization has launched an interactive online course, Childhood TB for Healthcare Workers…
Edith Alarcon: A champion for TB patients – and the frontline health workers who care for them
Related article: TRIBUTE TO EDITH ALARCÓN ARRASCUE
For more than 20 years, Edith Alarcon has demonstrated the wide…
New Union working group: asthma management in low- and middle-income countries
Although effective therapy exists for treating asthma, it is presently not available for the majority of individuals with asthma living…
The Union and Otsuka open nominations for 2nd global TB research and innovation award
Now in its second year, the annual programme recognises young leaders in TB research and furthers a global health partnership committed…
H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, to Serve as Patron of the 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, The World…
Obesity prevention campaign in Mexico
Since 2013 the World Lung Foundation (WLF)/ The Union North America (UNA) has offered technical assistance and developed obesity…
On International Women's Day, The Union calls for urgent attention to TB as a women's health issue
Paula I Fujiwara MD, MPH, Scientific Director, and Riitta Dlodlo, MD, DMCH, MPH, Director, Department of Tuberculosis and HIV, of the…
The WHO FCTC: Saving lives for a decade
Only ten percent of countries have not yet committed to this international health treatyThe only international health treaty -- drawn…
16th WCTOH Announces New Speakers, Programme and Scientific Highlights
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired, South Africa Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Ireland Minister for Children and Youth…
The Union North America to be partner in new Bloomberg Road Safety Initiative
More than 1.2 million people die and 20-50 million people are severely injured in road traffic crashes around the world every year
…Policy advances protect health across four continents: A tobacco control update
The Union’s tobacco control activities in Latin America, Europe, Africa and South-East Asia have contributed to recent smokefree laws,…
The Union/MSF Center for Operational Research: Setting the Standard
Dr Anthony Harries is Senior Advisor and Director of The Union’s Department of Research, and along with Dr Rony Zachariah of Médecins…
Meet Dr Bala Thandan: Country Director, Myanmar
A surgeon who entered public health to work with NGOs and health ministries in several countries on HIV, TB, malaria and cyclone…
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired, Dr Margaret Chan, Michael R Bloomberg to Address World Conference on Tobacco or Health
Conference theme to be Tobacco and Non-communicable Diseases
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Global Tobacco Control…
World Cancer Day: 4 February 2015
Lung cancer causes more deaths than any otherAround the world, more people die from lung cancer than from any other type of cancer. In…
Meet Matthew Coghlan: Regional Director, The Union Asia Pacific Office, Singapore
The Union is extraordinarily fortunate to welcome four respected, talented and innovative public health professionals to our leadership…
Dr Dermot Maher appointed Editor-in-Chief of Public Health Action
Dr Dermot Maher has been appointed the new Editor-in-Chief of Public Health Action (PHA), The Union’s quarterly online open-access…
Iraqi health care workers receive infection control training from The Union
Health care workers dealing with tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in war-torn Iraq recently participated in a…
Zimbabwe’s Challenge TB (CTB) Year 1 work plan builds on gains made over past decade
Zimbabwe is one of 19 countries whose TB control campaigns have been awarded funds through Challenge TB, the new funding mechanism for…
WCTOH to provide international forum on challenges, such as increasing use of e-cigs and waterpipes
The 5-day World Conference on Tobacco or Health (17-21 March in Abu Dhabi) will offer a Youth Conference, a full-day update on the WHO…
Union expert joins Pakistan’s technical working group on tobacco taxation
A Union expert has joined Pakistan’s technical working group on tobacco taxation, following the launch of a report co-published by The…
Unique and effective tobacco control taskforces in Bangladesh – a new study by The Union
Bangladesh's distinctive approach to tobacco control policy enforcement may offer a sustainable and flexible model for other countries,…
The Year Ahead: A message from the Executive Director
Dear colleagues: We recently bid farewell to 2014 and, as I imagine many of you are, I’m looking forward to 2015 with excitement and…
Season’s greetings • Felices fiestas • Meilleurs vœux
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