The Union Achievers is a series of profiles highlighting the outstanding work of individual Union staff, consultants and members around the world. Through their creativity, expertise and dedication, they have made invaluable contributions to public health challenges from TB control to tobacco control - and saved countless lives in the process. They exemplify the values and traditions that have made The Union the extraordinary organisation that it is today – and has been for nearly a century. You can read some of their inspiring stories below:
Anna Nakanwagi: Leading The Union's fight against TB and HIV in Uganda
Until Dr Anna Nakanwagi went to work with Uganda’s National TB and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) as a public health graduate student…
I.D. Rusen: Clinical trial to revolutionise MDR-TB treatment
One of the most critical problems in tuberculosis control today is the unsatisfactory treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB…
Clare Pierard: Carrying forward a 91-year tradition of publishing the latest research
Keeping the global TB community informed about the latest research on tuberculosis has been one of The Union’s most important…
Achievers: Francisco Olea-Popelka and the Zoonotic TB Sub-Section
Diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between animals and humans – zoonoses – pose a complex public health…
Tara Singh Bam: Dedicated to stopping the disease of “tobaccosis”
In the remote Nepali village where Tara Singh Bam was raised, people grew their own tobacco. They claimed smoking helped…
Tony Harries: Winning the battle against TB and HIV with The Union model
Tony Harries does not have to look far to find an example that bears out his confidence in applying The Union’s TB control…
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 from…
Armand Van Deun: Building laboratory networks that deliver quality results and save lives
A decade ago, when Dr Armand Van Deun began to work with Uganda’s tuberculosis laboratory network, it was rated very poorly. “…