Improving the survival of children with HIV and lung disease
Lung diseases, and especially pneumonia, are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children infected with HIV in low-income…
World leaders commit to address NCDs
For the full statement from the NCD Alliance, the Political Declaration and schedule of events for the Summit, please click here...…
The WHO / Union Collaborative Framework for TB and Diabetes launched on 31 August 2011
The first step in the process was a systematic review and meta-analysis of the existing literature conducted by colleagues…
Welcoming new officers for the HIV, TB, tobacco control and lung health sections
HIV Section /Vice Chair: Dr Anand Date (USA)Dr Anand Date is a physician trained in preventive medicine and applied…
TB/HIV course helps Zimbabwe and Namibia foster collaboration
Teams from the TB and HIV/AIDS programmes in Zimbabwe and Namibia, as well as patient representatives and HIV activists, participated in…
Civil society organisations in India learn to work with the media
Training civil society organisations to work effectively with the media is an important aspect of building awareness about TB. In early…Passing the ‘scream test’ in the Philippines – Smokefree Metro Manila
When a tobacco control policy or reform makes the tobacco industry 'scream', it passes the 'scream test'. "Then we know we are on to a good…12-month short-course regimen for MDR-TB shows excellent results in Africa
Four francophone African countries recently shared their successful experience using a shortened regimen for treating patients with MDR-…
Announcing Round 10 of the Bloomberg Initiative Grants Program
A Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use in low- and middle-income countries was launched in December 2006 and is a…
WHO warns against use of inaccurate blood tests for active TB
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17 countries meet to discuss TB/HIV in the Americas
Representatives from 17 countries gathered in Panama City on 7 and 8 July 2011 for the VII Meeting of TB/HIV in the Americas.…
Take action: help achieve the best possible UN Summit outcomes
The Outcomes Document for the UN Summit on NCDs is being negotiated by UN member states this month. The NCD Alliance (NCDA), including…
Tobacco control measures cover 1 billion more than in 2008
"The report provides evidence of the impact of global efforts to address the pandemic of tobacco-related diseases," said…
COR and MSF sponsor supplement on HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa
A supplement for the Journal of the International AIDS Society on programmatic and operational challenges in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in…
Asthma management in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Traditional healers sensitised to TB symptoms through Project Axshya
"There is medicine even in this stone. You need to have the eyes to see it"
These are the words of Mr Kriston…NCD Alliance Calls for Inclusion of Children in NCD Outcomes
"Children and adolescents are our future. They are a cornerstone in the prevention of NCDs , however, when it comes to…
Bi-directional TB-diabetes screening funded for China and India
There is now good evidence of an important association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis, with diabetes increasing the risk of…
12,000 to receive ART through grant to Myanmar programme
The Union's Integrated HIV Care (IHC) programme in Myanmar has received funds that will enable it to expand activities designed to…
World No Tobacco Day: awards, speeches, rallies – and real progress
The Union and its grantees received recognition for contributions to tobacco control from the World Health Organization and the governments…13 Chinese provinces develop TB/HIV action plans in Beijing course
The Union course "Working Together: Strengthening the Implementation of Collaborative TB/HIV Activities" was held for the first time in…
Editorship of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Applicants for the position are expected to be knowledgeable about the broad field of respiratory diseases, and will…
NCD Alliance launches ‘100 Days of Action’, Countdown to the UN Summit on NCDs
Launching a campaign called '100 Days of Action' in preparation for the UN Summit on NCDs, to be held in New York on 19-20…
The Union
subtitle: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease