The Union Zimbabwe Office conducts first national PMDT course
The Union Zimbabwe Office conducted its first National Training of Trainers on Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis…
“We need to do more in HIV prevention” Remembering Kyaw Kyaw Htwe, leader of the Mandalay PLWHA network
There is a saying: Life begins after 40, but it did not mean for Kyaw Kyaw Htwe. He was 39 when he died suddenly on 26 January 2013, and…
NEW GUIDE: The Union offers hope and practical advice on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Statistics on multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant (MDR-/XDR-) TB make the challenge clear. The number of cases in the 27…
International Women’s Day - 8 March 2013: Women and lung health
WHY LUNG HEALTH IS CRITICAL WOMEN'S ISSUE Lung disease is a leading cause of death among women Breath is life, but the central importance…Chile's President Piñera and philanthropist Bloomberg launch new tobacco control law
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera officially launched the country's new comprehensive tobacco control legislation at a ceremony in…
Comprehensive tobacco control law signed into force by Russia's President Putin
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) congratulates the Russian Federation on the adoption of a…
Asthma in the global NCD agenda: a neglected epidemic
Despite the increased focus on the health and development burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the priority interventions will do…
Project LIGHT increases the number of TB cases diagnosed at test sites
Project LIGHT, which introduced LED-based fluorescent microscopy (LEDFM) at 200 medical colleges across India, resulted in the detection…
A union of minds: NY's Pace University and The Union offer certificate programmes
New York's Pace University and The Union have launched two new professional certificate programmes that draw on their combined strengths…
TREAT TB designs online learning programme for operational research
Operational research is increasingly recognised as an essential tool for evaluating and modifying health practices and policies. To help…
The Union’s new smokefree enforcement course launched in Bangladesh
A significant gap often exists between tobacco control laws as they are written and the way they are enforced on the street.…
Studies conducted in OR courses lead to national and international policy changes
Since 2009, 93 researchers from over 40 countries have been through rigorous operational research courses developed and conducted by the…
New Lancet series supports inclusion of NCDs on the post-2015 agenda
The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is one of the biggest threats to international health and development, confirms a…
Feeding a disease with fake drugs
Read the editorial. Read the study (access is limited to IJTLD subscribers)Read the accompanying editorial: The need for coordinated…
Health leaders warn that designated smoking areas threaten public health
Over the past five days, 25 international and local public health experts have participated in a workshop on 'Enforcing Bangladesh's…
New study links fast food and asthma severity
"Do fast foods cause asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Global findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in…
TB volunteer network established in Myanmar
In 2012, The Union collaborated with Myanmar's National TB Programme on a TB REACH project called PICTS (Program to Increase Catchment…
Cookstoves for cleaner air, improved health and carbon credits
The Union South-East Asia Office's innovative proposal "Cookstoves for Carbon Credits" was one of the top 75 finalists selected from…
Announcing Round 13 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 competitively…
The Union’s SPARK-TB project in Uganda receives Year 2 funding
The Union Uganda Office has been awarded Wave 2 funding from TB-REACH to continue its successful project, SPARK-TB (Slum Partnerships to…
New law targets tobacco use in Chile, where 34% of young teens smoke
On 2 January 2013, the Chilean Congress approved legislation that will ban smoking in all enclosed public places and prohibit all forms…
Reaching zero HIV/AIDS deaths depends on addressing TB-HIV co-epidemic
Paris, France / 29 November 2012 — The theme of World AIDS Day (1 December 2012) is "Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero…
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