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India’s Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003 (COTPA) bars tobacco company corporate social responsibility (CSR) as does…

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis to determine the proportion of asymptomatic COVID-19 in the workplace during lockdown in early 2020. Nearly 45% of cases were asymptomatic, which has implications for interventions, such as enforcing quarantine of all close contacts of COVID-19 cases regardless of symptoms.

The Union in partnership with TB Alert, WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Stop TB partnership today released a new guide “…

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis to determine the proportion of asymptomatic COVID-19 in the workplace during lockdown in early 2020. Nearly 45% of cases were asymptomatic, which has implications for interventions, such as enforcing quarantine of all close contacts of COVID-19 cases regardless of symptoms.

On 8 April, Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia’s largest, most influential civil society organisations, organised a high-level meeting to…

At a meeting on 31 March, newly appointed Makassar Mayor Mr Ramadhan Pomanto urged the 1.5 million residents of Eastern Indonesia’s…

In this recently accepted article for IJTLD, the authors performed a cohort-comparison study to assess Pretomanid in a regimen to treat drug-resistant TB: patients receiving the BPaL regimen had a significantly better 6-month post-treatment outcome than those on the B–L regimen. The preprint is free to read.

In this recently accepted article for IJTLD, the authors performed a cohort-comparison study to assess Pretomanid in a regimen to treat drug-resistant TB: patients receiving the BPaL regimen had a significantly better 6-month post-treatment outcome than those on the B–L regimen. The preprint is free to read.

In this recently accepted Review for IJTLD, the authors summarise the evidence available at a country level, identifying broad mechanisms by which COVID-19 may modify TB burden and mitigation efforts.

In this recently accepted Review for IJTLD, the authors summarise the evidence available at a country level, identifying broad mechanisms by which COVID-19 may modify TB burden and mitigation efforts.

Tobacco industry interference in public health policies is not new but has, over the past few years, significantly intensified in Mexico…

The Jharkhand legislative assembly approved, on 22 March, an important amendment to national legislation—The Cigarettes and Other…

Thanks to an unprecedented global mobilisation of resources, the tireless efforts of countless health and other frontline…

World TB Day marks a time when we join with others and call for global action to end tuberculosis, an airborne disease that…

In 2015 the Bangladesh government began to levy a 1 percent Health Development Surcharge (HDS) for all tobacco products, an amount of…

In the lead up to World TB Day, an article in PHA calls for increased funding and renewed leadership to coordinate the global fight against TB. A relatively small investment in TB control has the potential to transform TB care, saving millions of lives and trillions of dollars in the global economy.

In the lead up to World TB Day, an article in PHA calls for increased funding and renewed leadership to coordinate the global fight against TB. A relatively small investment in TB control has the potential to transform TB care, saving millions of lives and trillions of dollars in the global economy.

The 52nd Union World Conference, which will be held virtually this year from 19-22 October, is now accepting submissions to the conference programme. The following types of submissions are open: Abstracts, Symposia, Satellite sessions, Post-graduate courses and Workshops. The deadline for submitting is 4 May 2021. Satellite sessions can be submitted until 30 June 2021. Abstract submissions for TBScience will open in June 2021.

Make sure you carefully read the abstract and session submission guidelines before proceeding with the submission.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), together with the University of Cape Town and The Union, pays tribute to…

The Union's TB and Migration Group summarise the important issues migrants face with regard to TB and COVID-19.

The Union's TB and Migration Group summarise the important issues migrants face with regard to TB and COVID-19.

This study reports on the rate of co-infection with influenza A in a cohort of COVID-19 patients and its impact on the clinical course and outcome.

This study reports on the rate of co-infection with influenza A in a cohort of COVID-19 patients and its impact on the clinical course and outcome.

The scenes of violence on the streets of Myanmar in recent days are concerning for The Union, which has been providing care…

Convening 229 participants, Jakarta’s provincial government held a virtual inter-departmental seminar on 18 February to enhance a whole…