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
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…
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 late fees…
Zimbabwe’s Vice President and Minister of Health sign Barcelona Declaration and commit to ending TB and HIV-TB
On 28 April 2017, Zimbabwe’s Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa signed…
The Union presents ‘3P Project’ to World Economic Forum on Africa
On 3 May, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) participated in a high-level panel discussion on…
Targeted screening campaign aims to reduce TB in mining populations in Zimbabwe
The Union has started an active screening campaign for high-risk groups in 18 districts in Zimbabwe, including miners – who have some of…
First Stephen Lawn Memorial Lectures held in advance of World TB Day in London and Cape Town
The Steve Lawn Memorial Fund was set up to commemorate Professor Stephen David Lawn, who died last September. His work contributed…