The Union advocates for the banning of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco product sales in low- and middle- income countries
On World No Tobacco Day the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) advocates for the banning of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco product sales in low- and middle- income countries.
COVID-19 and Clinical Distancing
Negative pressure helmet and tent devices developed by the University of Michigan could transform COVID-19 patient treatment and protect health care workers. Studies on the two innovative new devices published today in the IJTLD.
The COVID-19 pandemic must not divert attention from the needs of children and adolescents in TB-endemic African countries
Union warns that if resources are diverted away from child and adolescent TB programmes in order to fight COVID-19, the consequences could be devastating
Statement on World Health Organization funding
The Union expressed its indignation at the decision by US President Trump to announce the suspension of its funding of the World Health Organization.
The Union’s statement on COVID-19 and Smoking
The Union is deeply concerned about COVID-19’s impact on the world’s 1.3 billion smokers and the low- and middle-income countries whose health systems are plagued by tobacco-related disease.
World TB Day Statement on CEPHEID rapid testing for COVID-19
CEPHEID rapid testing for COVID-19 designed to operate on any of Cepheid's more than 23,000 automated GeneXpert® Systems worldwide, with a detection time of approximately 45 minutes.