Upcoming Courses
The Union uses our rich expertise to run fee-based courses that develop clinical expertise, management skills and the ability to discover solutions through research and advocacy.
Analysing missed opportunities for TB diagnosis in Francophone Africa
The Union has launched a new research project to better understand the missed opportunities to identify people with tuberculosis (TB)…
U.S. CDC and The Union: A longstanding partnership strengthening tuberculosis care and prevention in resource-limited countries
For two decades now, since 2004, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Union Against…
Assessing the impact of nutritional support on TB in Benin and Togo
The Union has launched a research project to evaluate the value of nutritional support to people with tuberculosis (TB) in Benin and…
Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Ahead of World TB Day, an article in a forthcoming issue of IJTLD OPEN assesses patients successfully completing TB treatment for comorbidities, risk determinants and disability in health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
International Women's Day 2024: Evaline Kibuchi
On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for…
The Union can help you design courses and curriculum to meet your specific training needs. With expertise in the clinical, programmatic, and organisational management of diseases our team has designed programmes for some of the leading lung health organisations in the world. We specialise in programmes designed to reduce the burden of lung disease, improve overall lung health, better manage TB in low-resource settings, and implement tobacco control programmes.
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Open-access learning
The Union also offers a range of online courses that are free to access. Learn the latest best practices in TB, operational research, drug-resistant TB, attend webinars and much more.
In March 2025, The Union will launch a new online course on managing child and adolescent TB.
This course will incorporate the latest updates on diagnosis, screening, treatment, person-centred care, and prevention strategies for children and adolescents with presumptive and diagnosed TB. It will also include a module on recording, reporting, and programmatic aspects of child and adolescent TB.
This course is designed for individuals, including healthcare professionals working at all levels of health services in low- and middle-income settings with a high TB burden.
Downloadable resources to support trainers in child and adolescent TB will also be published.
This online course will provide researchers with the relevant knowledge and skills to be able to plan, design and write grants in their own right. The course includes the following topics:
- Introduction to operational research with examples
- Research questions and methodology
- Research methodology, data analysis and statistical analysis
- Investigators, authorship, references
- Ethics and completion of protocol
- Types of grants and calls for proposals
- Project and Budget Management
Chest X-Rays (CXR) play a pivotal role within diagnostic algorithms for TB in children, and so the interpretation of CXRs is now more relevant than ever in the fight against child TB.
Based on our Diagnostic CXR Atlas for Tuberculosis in Children: a Guide to Chest X-ray Interpretation (2nd edition, 2022), this course is designed to provide pragmatic guidance to healthcare professionals working in the diagnosis and management of TB in children.
Take this course today to understand how CXR fits into the diagnostic process, build your confidence in identifying paediatric CXRs, and learning which CXR features are most useful in diagnosing paediatric TB.
La radiographie thoracique occupe actuellement une place centrale dans l’arsenal diagnostique de la tuberculose. Cet important outil délaissé pendant longtemps du fait de quelques contraintes liées à son coût d’acquisition et à la disponibilité de ressources humaines qualifiées est devenu de nos jours de plus en plus accessible.
Il y a donc nécessité que les praticiens surtout ceux exerçant dans les régions les plus éloignées soient outillés pour l’interprétation d’une radiographie thoracique. Si vous êtes médecin exerçant au sein des Programmes Nationaux de lutte contre la Tuberculose (PNT) au niveau national, régional ou périphérique, ou clinicien exerçant en milieu hospitalier, ce cours est pour vous.
Ce cours, entièrement libre d’accès, a été développé dans le cadre du projet CETA sur financement de l’Agence Française de Développement.
This course will improve your knowledge regarding all aspects of TB infection including the identification and treatment of tuberculosis infection. The course will look at what is required to increase country-level implementation of TB prevention, with a specific focus on:
- People living with HIV in care
- Household contacts of people affected by TB, especially those under five years of age
- Persons with risk factors to develop TB
Available in English, Spanish and French - there are six modules in this course, consisting of presentations including graphics, animations, explanations, multiple-choice questions, exercises, and authentic examples.
This free course was developed thanks to the financial support from Sanofi and SICA (Secretaría General del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana).
Following on from part one of this course, part two is designed to equip you with the latest trends in TB prevention and control, enabling you to enhance your diagnostic and treatment capabilities for TB infection.
Part II of this course will focus on:
- Strengthen diagnosis and treatment of TB infection
- Increase country-level implementation of TB infection management
- TB treatments available.
- Key populations at risk
- Recording and reporting TBI
This free course was developed thanks to the financial support from Qiagen.
Union Courses Faculty: Meet our experts
The Union faculty have expertise in the clinical, programmatic, and organisational management of diseases, as well as leading expertise in public health management. Our team has decades of experience and we have designed programmes for some of the leading lung health organisations in the world.
The Union’s webinars
The Union, in collaboration with its global community of members, hosts an ongoing webinar series on tuberculosis, tobacco control, COVID-19 and other lung diseases. Join The Union today and learn from our experts, members and high-profile speakers.
Some of the past webinars are available as open-access.
A virtual network of public health experts in child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) in the sub-Sahara Africa region, providing a community of learning and practice for child and adolescent TB. The network offers technical expertise, capacity building, south to south learning opportunities, and promotes collaboration across the region.
You can watch open-access Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis Centre of Excellence webinars on The Union website or through The Union's YouTube channel.
