Union letter to WHO protests unjustified exclusion of TB from antibiotics global priority list
The following letter has been sent today by José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, to Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General,…
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A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, on World Cancer Day.
As people around the globe unite to mark…
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As we begin this new year, we are one step closer in time to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB)…
At World Healthcare Forum Union Executive Director calls for innovative collaboration to tackle NCDs
Global leaders, including many from the field of health, gathered to focus on how to achieve a future of sustainable healthcare at the…
Film released to mark one year countdown to Global NCD Alliance Forum
The NCD Alliance has launched a film asking What drives you to be an NCD advocate? featuring the Union’s Executive Director and Chair of…
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Integrated approach critical to ending TB-HIV
A message from José Luis Castro on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016
This…
José Luis Castro highlights the urgent need to address non-communicable disease in Cuba and the world
On 16 November José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director, spoke at the 7th National Congress of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Cuba…
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DM-TB – the convergence of two epidemics
A message from José Luis Castro for World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2016
Just…
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region in Lima, Peru, opened today with presentations focusing on the current situation…
The 5th President’s Centennial Dinner held in Liverpool
The 5th President’s Centennial Dinner took place at Liverpool Cathedral, on Tuesday, 25 October. Over 170 Union supporters gathered to…
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Drug resistance threatens TB progress, as delegates prepare for Union World Conference on Lung Health in Liverpool
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The Union supports United Nations’ declaration to tackle the looming global threat of antimicrobial resistance
Today, The Union’s Executive Director José Luis Castro responded to the UN’s landmark declaration agreeing to help fight the threat of…
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A message from José Luis Castro
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a scourge of our times. It threatens to reverse progress made…
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Confronting resistance at the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health
A message from José Luis Castro
As I write this…
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A message from José Luis Castro on World Lung Cancer Day, 1 August
Today, on World Lung Cancer Day, we honour and support those…
TB takes centre stage at International AIDS Conference in South Africa
The International AIDS Society (IAS) highlighted the devastating impact of tuberculosis (TB) and TB-HIV by convening an inaugural TB pre…
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TB-HIV – a conflagration deeply intertwined
A message from José Luis Castro for TB2016, Durban, South Africa
Between 16…
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Refugees and migrants do not cause health crises
A message from José Luis Castro for World Refugee Day, 20 June 2016
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The Union’s world conference draws on historic legacy to bring collaborative thinking to Liverpool
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President Obama and Prime Minister Modi underline importance of MDR-TB
A message from José Luis Castro
Last week,…
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Get ready for plain packaging
A message from José Luis Castro for World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2016
In support of…
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A milestone for the TB community: a message from José Luis Castro
Today (12 May), the World Health Organization announced new…
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A message from José Luis Castro on World Asthma Day 2016
Today on World Asthma Day on Tuesday 3 May is a moment to reflect on…
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A message from José Luis Castro for World TB Day
Last month, US President Barack Obama’s administration proposed a cut of 19% to…