Since its inception in 1920, The Union has had a focus on tuberculosis (TB) and innovating TB care.
We have now set out our 2022-2027 vision, objectives and strategy for ending TB. This can only be achieved collectively, with our members, partners and TB community – everyone has a role to play.
Together, we can bring an end to TB.
Our work in TB
The Union works towards the global elimination of TB. We support high-quality, accessible prevention and care for people with and at risk of TB, to expand the evidence base for TB care and prevention and implement new knowledge into policy and practice.
Project Axshya
In collaboration with local partners and over 15,000 community volunteers, The Union provided innovative tuberculosis (TB) interventions designed to serve traditionally hard-to-reach and at-risk populations in India.
Specific TB priority areas
Read more about how The Union is working to fight key areas of TB:
Child & Adolescent Tuberculosis
The Union works to develop, test, implement and scale up routine screening of child contacts of people with TB. We run observational studies and advocate to ensure children and adolescents are included in clinical trials that target diagnostics, vaccines and treatment of TB disease and infection.
TB-HIV, TB-Diabetes and other co-morbidities
The Union develops, tests, implements and scales up models of care for co-morbid conditions that increase the risk of developing TB, that are prevalent in high TB burden settings, or that adversely affect TB treatment outcomes.
The Zoonotic TB Sub-section was instrumental in the creation of the first-ever Roadmap for Zoonotic TB, a policy document that addressed the major health and economic impacts of the disease, created in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
Members work together to influence global policy and practice, ensuring their work has a greater global impact.
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Tuberculosis Union news
Public Health Action supplement highlights operational challenges and successes in TB programmes in Papua New Guinea
A dedicated supplement drawing attention to the important process of building operational research (OR) capacity in Papua New Guinea (…
“I believe we are on the cusp of major breakthroughs – I look forward to The Union making a key contribution.”
Professor Guy B Marks is President-Elect of The Union which means he will take over from the current President at this year’s Union…
Union study in China shows smoking cessation activities have long-term impact on people who underwent TB treatment
A Union-led study, published in the September issue of Tobacco Induced Diseases, described changes in smoking status among people who…
Union editorial calls for increased Global Fund investment in operational research for national TB Programmes
The Union’s Centre for Operational Research has published an editorial in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (…
Actress Claire Forlani announced as ambassador for The Union
Film and television actress, Claire Forlani, has accepted a role as ambassador for The Union and will speak at the opening ceremony of…
Message from the Executive Director
José Luis Castro, 16 September 2019
On 23 September, The Union is taking part in the…
TB Publications
Until recently, the focus has been on finding and treating people with TB. But now bold targets for TB prevention have been outlined in the recent UN High-Level Meeting on TB. The Union develops, tests, implements and scales up models of care to increase the uptake and completion of TB preventive treatments in key high risk groups including children under 5 and people living with HIV.
'Prevent Tuberculosis: Management of TB Infection' is a free course which improves knowledge of all aspects of the management of TB infection including the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis with the specific aim of increasing country-level implementation of TB prevention among i) household contact of people affected by TB, especially those under five years of age, ii) persons with risk factors to develop TB, and iii) people living with HIV in care.