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…
Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation
A Lancet Commission has released a report that revisits the case for investing in health and offers a new investment framework to…
World AIDS Day 2013: a commentary
On 1 December, people everywhere observe World AIDS Day. For the 26th consecutive year, we all pause to reflect – and to reignite the…
The Director’s Corner
Dear colleagues, As The Union enters its 95th year, I write you with an urgent appeal to join us in revitalising the global…