Challenges of ending drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) the focus of Special Edition of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD)
Drug-resistant TB (DRTB) continues to be a public health threat and is one of the leading antimicrobial resistant infections globally. Worldwide in 2019, close to half a million people developed DRTB. However, only 38 per cent of people with DRTB started treatments and of those treated, only 57 per cent were treated successfully.
World Lung Cancer Day 2020: Respiratory groups stress lung cancer risks and importance of early screening and treatment
In support of World Lung Cancer Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls for more awareness and understanding of lung cancer risk factors, as well as the importance of early screening and treatment.
The Union congratulates India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for adopting measure to prevent tobacco industry interference in health policy
The Code of Conduct, effective from 6 July 2020, restricts officials and staff from collaborating with the tobacco industry.
The Union says FDA decision to allow Philip Morris to market IQOS will have devastating consequences for non-smokers and young adults
The Union criticised the decision by the U.S. FDA to allow Philip Morris International to market its IQOS heated tobacco product as a 'modified risk tobacco product'.
Respiratory groups call for stronger measures to protect young people from tobacco industry marketing
On World No Tobacco Day the Forum of International Respiratory Societies, of which The Union is a founding member, calls on governments and policymakers to implement stronger measures to protect teenagers and adolescents from tobacco industry marketing.
The Union advocates for the banning of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco product sales in low- and middle- income countries
On World No Tobacco Day the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) advocates for the banning of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco product sales in low- and middle- income countries.