4,850,000
TB incidence in 2022
170,000
drug-resistant TB incidence in 2022
99,000
TB cases in people with HIV in 2022
The Union's work in South-East Asia
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.
Integrated HIV Care Programme - Myanmar
Through its Integrated HIV Care (IHC) Programme, The Union Office in Myanmar currently provides services to nearly 34,000 People Living with HIV, more than 33,400 of which are taking antiretroviral treatment.
The Union's Offices
The Union South-East Asia Office was The Union’s first region office, located in India. The Union Office in Myanmar located in Mandalay provides HIV and TB-HIV programmes.
The Union Office in India
C-6, Qutub Institutional Area
110016 New Delhi
India
Phone: (+91) 11 46 054 400
Phone: (+91) 11 46 054 430 / 429
The Union Office in Myanmar
Ma-10/41-42, 64th St, between 101st & 102nd St
Chan Mya Thar Zi
Mandalay
Myanmar
Phone: (+95) 9 409973377, (+95)9 944973377
Members of The Union South-East Asia 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 South-East Asia Region is made up of organisational and individual members.
UNION NEWS FROM THE South-East ASIA REGION
Web-based pilot software facilitating notification and treatment adherence of TB patients shows promising results
A Union led pilot project in India - which uses web-based software to provide real time case reporting and treatment adherence support…
Support network for people affected by TB (PATB) is vital to successful TB case-finding and treatment in Myanmar
The PATB network is a support network for people affected by tuberculosis (TB) that brings together members of the community to share…
85 percent graphic health warnings now compulsory on tobacco packaging in India
After a two-year battle, a ground-breaking development for public health has seen graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging in India…
Tobacco giant forced to withdraw petition against tobacco advertising ban in Pakistan
Pakistan has taken a major step towards banning all tobacco advertising after tobacco giant, Philip Morris Pakistan, withdrew its…
Radio Campaign launches featuring Amitabh Bachchan, and Corporates step up commitment to end TB in India
At a Government of India and World Health Organization event in New Delhi this week, India’s Union Minister for Health & Family…
Project Axshya partners with community radio stations to fight TB throughout India
Amit can still remember the young woman standing alone outside the Primary Health Centre in a rural district of Haryana, India. Her…