Our work on lung health and NCDs
The Union calls for policies and actions that contribute to improved lung health globally. We promote the importance of poverty reduction and address the social determinants of health to improve health outcomes worldwide.
The Union's priority areas are:
IJTLD CRD
Launching in 2026, IJTLD CRC is The Union's new Open Access journal for the latest research on chronic respiratory diseases.
We welcome submissions on the development of diagnostics and treatments for the care, management and rehabilitation of patients with respiratory disease.
The Global Asthma Network
In collaboration with the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, The Union founded the Global Asthma Network (GAN) which published The Global Asthma Report 2018, an 88 page cutting edge State-of-the-Art report, with contributions from 53 experts around the globe.
Lung Health Union News
World Asthma Day: GINA to release a new global strategy
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) will release its 2014 Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention on World Asthma Day…
4th Islamic Conference of OIC Health Ministers adopted resolutions on tobacco control
The Islamic Conference of Health Ministers (ICHM) convenes bi-annually to discuss the priority health issues of Muslim communities and…
NGOs present statement on NCDs to WHO Europe Ministerial Conference
The NCD Alliance, Framework Convention Alliance, European Association for the Study of Obesity, European Public Health Association,…
WORLD COPD DAY: “It’s not too late”
The report summarises the global impact of the five main respiratory diseases -- COPD, asthma, respiratory infections. tuberculosis (TB…
Pneumonia: a disease for all ages
Authors Dr Stephen Graham of The Union and Prof Guy B Marks, IJTLD Editor-in-Chief for Lung Disease, write that "pneumonia has been an…
Steve Graham: A life dedicated to child lung health
Steve Graham knows what it is like not to be able to breathe. As a child growing up on a farm in Australia, he suffered…
The adult and child lung health section
Recently, this group of Union members collaborated with The Union’s Director of Lung Health to create The Union’s Strategic Plan for Lung Health 2020-2025. Two broad themes emerged as priorities: lung health across the life course; and lung health and well-being after TB.
Linked to the Strategic Plan, the section organised popular member webinars on ‘Lungs past and future: recognising and treating respiratory disease arising in early life’ and ‘Post TB lung disease – current state of the science.’
Lung health publications
Lung health expert and Union member
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