The City of The Hague lights up iconic landmarks for World TB Day
The Hague in The Netherlands joined cities worldwide as it turned its landmarks red to mark World TB Day on 24 March and put the city in…
Stephen Lawn Memorial lecture
Trial results showcased today at the Stephen Lawn Memorial lecture show that a urine test for tuberculosis resulted in reduced mortality…
The Union calls upon corporates to join Modi’s vision of ending TB in India by 2025
The Union in partnership with PHD Chamber of Commerce, this week brought together more than 25 corporates in a bid to scale up efforts…
Largest ever whole-of-population study on the impact of TB and HIV interventions on the burden of TB launched in sub-Saharan African communities
The Union is part of a new EUR 12.9 million project that has been launched today, measuring the impact of a combination TB and HIV…
In the lead-up to World TB Day, TB advocates meet policymakers in Washington
The Union is proud to support the World TB Survivor Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill - an annual event, organised to coincide with World TB…
Tackling TB stigma – a necessary step toward humanising TB
Stigma has long been recognised within the tuberculosis (TB) community as a barrier to ending the disease. It is a complex and…
Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls on governments for political commitment and action to end TB
Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls on governments for political commitment and action to end TB
On World TB Day…
The Director's Corner
“The world must re-evaluate its response to TB and give it the status of a public health emergency”
A message from José…
In Memoriam: Professor David Cooper
The Union is saddened to hear of the passing of Professor David Cooper - the Inaugural Director of the Kirby Institute for Infection and…
Media invited to register for World TB Day Webinar
The Politics of TB in 2018: Multisectoral Accountability
In the lead-up to World TB Day, 24 March, The Union has partnered…
Ending TB in India is essential to the ultimate End TB strategy – The Union statement on Delhi End TB Summit
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) fully supports the convening of the Delhi End TB Summit (from…
On International Women’s Day high-level plenary speakers at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) discussed Women, Development and Tobacco Control
Plenary presenters at WCTOH on 8 March – International Women’s Day -- called for equity in tobacco control leadership, for gender and…
22nd Conference of The Union North America Region focuses on bringing innovation to community engagement and patient-centred care
The 22nd Annual Conference of The Union North America Region welcomed delegates to the first day of sessions on Thursday, 1 March 2018.…
Operational Research courses in Africa strengthen health systems through capacity building
The Union’s Centre for Operational Research recently ran two SORT IT courses in Kenya and Uganda to equip public health professionals…
Project Axshya equips HIV treatment centres with tools and training for rapid TB diagnoses
The Union’s project Axshya, through implementation partner REACH, facilitates the collection and transportation of sputum samples from…
Union Zimbabwe Office holds media engagement workshops to decrease stigma and encourage accurate reporting
The Union Zimbabwe Office conducted a series of media engagement activities with health journalists and senior editors from national…
“Call to Action has advocacy at its core. Through innovative campaigning, it has contributed to the political commitment we are now seeing in India.”
Dr Jamie Tonsing, Regional Director, The Union SE Asia, and The Union's 'Achiever' profile for February.
As Regional…
El Salvador launches collaboration with The Union to step up implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
The government of El Salvador has launched a two-year collaboration with The Union to step up its implementation of the World Health…
“The TB epidemic is sustained by broad injustices…this has to change.” Declaring our rights on World Day of Social Justice, 20 February
There is no more appropriate time than World Day of Social Justice (20 February) to reflect on how the concept of justice underpins and…
Global Fund awards Zimbabwe US$ 502 million to support HIV, TB and malaria elimination
The Global Fund has awarded Zimbabwe a new grant totalling US$ 502 million in healthcare funding to support HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and…
TREAT TB trains 100 nurses in clinical management of MDR-TB in the Philippines
Nurses from facilities across two high-burden regions of the Philippines attended training sessions on clinical management of multidrug-…
The Director's Corner
“Before we can eliminate TB, we have to first eliminate the gaps in funding”
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive…
Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds landmark ban on flavours and additives in tobacco products
In a landmark victory for tobacco control and public health, Brazil’s Supreme Court of Justice has rejected a constitutional challenge…
On World Cancer Day, Dr Gan Quan, Director of The Union’s Department of Tobacco Control, emphasises the urgent need to tackle tobacco use
Over the next 10 years cancer deaths are projected to increase from 8.8 million to more than 14 million per year unless urgent…
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