Our work in Africa
TREAT TB
Read more about TREAT TB (Technology, Research, Education and Technical Assistance for Tuberculosis), an ambitious initiative that was launched by The Union, seeking to contribute new knowledge regarding shorter, more tolerable treatment regimens for MDR-TB.
The Union has worked in Africa since 2006, providing grants and tobacco control technical support through the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI) Grants Program.
Since 2002, The Union Uganda Office provides technical assistance to the National TB and Leprosy Programme in Uganda to strengthen interventions for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). The Union works with implementing partners across Uganda’s health system structure, providing TB and TB-HIV training.
Members of The Union Africa Region
The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's deep understanding of local issues.
The Union Africa Region is made up of both organisational and individual members.
UNION NEWS FROM THE africa REGION
The Union helps rebuild health systems in Ebola-affected countries through operational research
On 21 June 2017, a supplement was published in Public Health Action describing the effect of the Ebola outbreak on health systems…
The Union partners with Zimbabwe Government to bring operational research training to National TB Programme
The Union, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care, conducted the first national SORT IT course for…
“We are more powerful if we work together,” civil society speaks out at the 20th Conference of The Union Africa Region
The 20th Conference of The Union Africa Region in Ghana saw significant interaction and input from civil society campaigners.
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20th Union Africa Region Conference opens with international press conference
A press conference held to mark the opening day of the 20th Union Africa Region Conference in Accra, Ghana, was attended by 22 media…
Members of Parliament to present policy suggestions to curb TB and HIV in Zimbabwe, following visit to at-risk communities
The Union partnered with the National AIDS Council, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme and other stakeholders to bring 46 local…
Accelerating implementation through partnership: the Union Africa Region Conference, 10-13 July 2017
The Union Africa region is 50 years old. The first Union Africa Region conference was held in Accra, Ghana in 1967, and the 20th…