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 congratulates President Jorge Sampaio, first recipient of the UN's Nelson Mandela Prize
The Union is pleased to congratulate former Portuguese President Jorge Fernando Branco Sampaio, the recipient of a new United Nations…
United Nations call for tobacco tax to be used to finance sustainable development
Edinburgh, 16 July 2015 – Global leaders in finance and development have called on governments worldwide to consider tobacco tax as a…
DETECT Child TB Project launched in Uganda
In Uganda, children under 15 years of age account for only 7% of all TB cases reported to the Ministry of Health’s National…
Submit TB & HIV/TB research for late-breakers by 31 July
Two late-breaker sessions will be held at the 46th World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town on 2-6 December. Researchers are invited…
Liverpool to host the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health
The Union Board of Directors is pleased to announce that ACC Liverpool in Liverpool, UK has been chosen to host the 47th Union World…
Dr Riitta Dlodlo appointed to lead The Union’s Department of TB and HIV
Dr Riitta Dlodlo MD, DMCH, MPH has been promoted from her position as TB-HIV Programme Coordinator to Director of the Department of…