Fiona Godfrey receives WHO World No Tobacco Day Award
The awards are given to individuals or organisations in each region for their commitment and contribution to activities that…WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: The Union works with more than 30 countries to implement tobacco control treaty
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IJTLD publishes supplement on TB ethics and social determinants
"Ethics and social determinants: key elements of tuberculosis prevention, care and control" is a Supplement to the June 2011 issue of…
Public Health Action now accepting articles
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MPOWER brochures now available in six languages
The series was developed by The Union in collaboration with the Bloomberg Initiative partners. Now online, they will also be available…
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The Union receives funding for three TB REACH projects
The particular focus of the projects is on increasing access to the poor, vulnerable and others who have limited access to…
New consensus statement on HIV universal access includes TB
A consensus statement summarising international recommendations for achieving universal access to HIV services has been…
In memoriam: Jamshed Chhor
Jamshed's talents, unceasingly positive outlook and passion for making high-quality health care accessible to the world's…
ADF: A practical solution for the global NCD agenda
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The Union participates in NCD global ministerial meeting in Moscow
Dr Nils E Billo, Executive Director of The Union, spoke at a roundtable session on access to essential medicines and technologies for NCD…WORLD ASTHMA DAY: 3 May 2011 - Getting asthma onto the global agenda for health and poverty reduction
Although asthma cannot be cured, it can be treated and managed effectively. The severity of asthma can be reduced…
Indian journalists receive awards for TB reporting
The Union's role in enlisting media support for India's TB control efforts has gradually gathered momentum. In the run-up to the…
Young Investigator Prize established by The Union
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Nepal Legislature-Parliament passes new tobacco control law
Nepal's Legislature-Parliament passed a tobacco control law on Monday, 11 April, which will take effect 90 days…
Smokefree public places: new commitment from Chinese government
In March, the Chinese government announced a new regulation stipulating that 28 types of public places in China will become…
Public Health Action to launch on 1 May
The editors will consider any manuscript reporting original research on health systems and services, with a focus on…
April 14, 2011: The Future of Global Tobacco Control
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Trial results for Fixed-dose vs Standard Regimen Published in JAMA
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2 out of 3 deaths are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
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Project Axshya: how to reach 744 million people with information about TB
Le projet Axshya est en cours, et il est prévu que le projet sur cinq ans pour le contrôle de la tuberculose et l’organisation des…
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