World Conference in Kuala Lumpur draws an enthusiastic response
In her welcome address at the Inaugural Session on Wednesday, 14 November, Union President E Jane Carter described the theme as fitting…
Rapporteurs provide conference summary for the Closing Ceremony
The team covered 42 of the 51 core symposia and 14 of the 15 oral abstract sessions, but not the pre-meetings, posters,…
Union honours presented at the conference
2012 Union AwardsThe Union awards consist of a full fellowship to attend the Union World Conference on Lung…
New members elected to the Board of Directors
Dr Simon Schaaf (South Africa), Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University,…
MDR-TB clinical management course in Zimbabwe demonstrates excellent results
The Union's MDR-TB Unit organised the course and led the faculty. The curriculum called for half of the time to be devoted…
Union-MSF operational research courses continue in Europe and Asia
In courses that finished in June 2012 in Paris and Luxembourg, 22 participants from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe…
TREAT TB presents virtual implementation approach in Washington, DC
The TREAT TB Modeling Initiative is using operational and transmission modeling to project the performance, resource…
Sri Lanka adopts tobacco labelling and packaging regulations
The Government of Sri Lanka released new tobacco control legislation on 8 August 2012 that will see the country adopt some…
In memoriam: Pierre Chaulet (1930-2012)
Prof Pierre Chaulet "Le quotidien d'Algérie"
Born in Algiers on 27 March 1930 to Catholic parents, themselves…In India, civil society is driving change in state TB control programme
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is a focal point of India's battle with TB as the country's most populous state and home to nearly a…
Bulgam Bhai – India’s TB fighting superhero – wins award
The Emvie citation for the "out of home" category described the campaign as a captivating and…
Plenary speakers for Union World Conference announced
Wednesday, 14 Nov. 2012, 17:30-19:00
Sir John Crofton Memorial Lecture
Timebomb revisited ten years later:…
People Affected by TB (PATB) hold monthly gatherings in Mandalay’s 7 townships
One of the activities of Myanmar's Program to Increase Catchment of TB Suspects (PICTS) is to build a strong community…
International collaboration curbs tobacco promotion at cricket tournaments
During a tournament in Australia in February 2012, Chaini and Kamla Pasand – leading manufacturers of chewing tobacco –…
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