The Director’s Corner
The New Year is a time to look forward to challenges ahead and to reflect on progress made in the previous year. The remarkable…
The Director’s Corner
The Union North America Region Conference… Enabling global conversations on lung health
A message from José Luis Castro,…
Season's greetings and year-end message from the Executive Director
Dear Union friends and colleagues,
2015 is a year that all of us in public health have focused on since the beginning of the…
A message from the Executive Director in light of the recent attacks in Paris
Dear Friends,
I am overwhelmed and outraged by these barbaric acts of terror in our city.
We have reached out to all…
World Pneumonia Day 2015: raise awareness, promote interventions, generate action
World Pneumonia Day takes place every 12th of November to remind us all of the continuing and urgent need to raise awareness of the…
Taking action against TB-diabetes
A message from Executive Director Jose Luis Castro
Last week the World Health Organization released new data showing that TB has…
José Luis Castro becomes Chair of the NCD Alliance
At an event in New York, USA, (Thursday, 24 September) to celebrate the important milestone of the inclusion of NCDs in the Post-2015…
The Union congratulates President Jorge Sampaio, first recipient of the UN's Nelson Mandela Prize
The Union is pleased to congratulate former Portuguese President Jorge Fernando Branco Sampaio, the recipient of a new United Nations…
Message from the Executive Director: Annik Rouillon
Dear colleagues and friends,
I am saddened to share the news that Dr Annik Rouillon, our former Executive Director and one of…
World No Tobacco Day 2015
World No Tobacco Day serves as an annual reminder for the public health community that tobacco control is integral to the urgent goals…
The Director’s Corner
Dear colleagues,
During the recent 68th World Health Assembly in Geneva, I had the opportunity to speak at various side events…
The Year Ahead: A message from the Executive Director
Dear colleagues: We recently bid farewell to 2014 and, as I imagine many of you are, I’m looking forward to 2015 with excitement and…
China’s proposed national tobacco control law now up for discussion
The public has until 24 December to express opinions on the proposal
The Government of China, the world’s most populous nation,…
Facing down the TB-diabetes co-epidemic: A Devex op-ed by Jose Luis Castro
At last week’s 45th World Conference on Lung Health in Barcelona, Spain, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease…
17th Conference of The Union Latin America Region to be held next month in Peru
The Union’s Latin America Region members, supported by The Union Office in Peru, are preparing to gather for their 17th region…
Roll-out of new TB drug must be handled with care: Health Affairs commentary by Executive Director José Luis Castro
Introducing a new medicine is a huge and complex task, especially when the medicine is being distributed in weak health systems and…
Proposed Ireland cigarette bill would empower consumers, protect people's health
The government of Ireland took an important step toward protecting public health in the country, with yesterday's publishing of the…
World No Tobacco Day 2014: A message from The Union
Of all the words that will be written and spoken on World No Tobacco Day, perhaps none will prove as influential and lasting as several…
Chile announces expanded smoke-free policy for health care facilities
In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day (31 May), Chile’s Ministry of Health announced the expansion of its smoke-free policy…
Ambitious WHO Strategy Aims to End Global TB Epidemic by 2035
On 19 May, the World Health Assembly approved the World Health Organisation’s new strategy for addressing the global TB epidemic after…
The Union joins in honouring Michael Bloomberg
Executive Director José Luis Castro represented The Union as one of 400 invited guests at the inaugural presentation of the Genesis…
UNITAID grant will speed uptake of new MDR-TB drugs
UNITAID, the public health funding mechanism supported largely by a tax on airline tickets, has pledged more than US $60 million to…
STAND Phase 3 Clinical Trial an Important Advancement for Tuberculosis Treatment R&D
José Luis Castro, Executive Director of The Union, issued the following statement in response to this week’s announcement of a new…
Nelson Mandela, a special champion of TB and HIV/AIDS, dies in Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela, one of the great champions of human rights, freedom – and public health – died on 5 December in Johannesburg. He was 95…