Union’s Atlas supporting child TB diagnosis and care in Vietnam
To support healthcare workers in Vietnam to diagnose and care for children with tuberculosis (TB), The Union’s Diagnostic CXR Atlas for…
Improving retention during TB preventive treatment through person-centred care in South East Asia
The Union is leading a study to improve the retention of people during TB preventive treatment in India, Bhutan, Indonesia, Nepal and…
The Union to launch a course to empower researchers in low or middle income countries
Free Online Course on CXR Interpretation for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis
The Union extends vital health programmes in Myanmar through new Global Fund grant
Among ongoing efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB), drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), and HIV/AIDS, The Union Office in Myanmar, in…
Assessing the impact of nutritional support on TB in Benin and Togo
The Union has launched a research project to evaluate the value of nutritional support to people with tuberculosis (TB) in Benin and…
MESSAGE FROM HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCESS AKISHINO OF JAPAN, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE UNION
On World TB Day, we must reaffirm our commitment to end tuberculosis (TB), by harnessing the latest evidence and most effective…
Breaking the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis - World TB Day 2024
In high-burden settings, tuberculosis (TB) is endemic: meaning everyone is at risk, all the time, through the unbroken chain of…
Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Ahead of World TB Day, an article in a forthcoming issue of IJTLD OPEN assesses patients successfully completing TB treatment for comorbidities, risk determinants and disability in health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
TB among refugees from Ukraine in European countries
Ahead of World TB Day, an article in a forthcoming issue of IJTLD OPEN assesses TB rates in refugees from Ukraine.
International Women's Day 2024: Dr Erlina Burhan
On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for…
International Women's Day 2024: Dr Keren Middelkoop
On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for…
International Women's Day 2024: Evaline Kibuchi
On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for…
The Union’s training courses can help improve your TB knowledge
Free Online Course on CXR Interpretation for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis
More focus needed on child and adolescent TB in Sub-Saharan Africa
A review of child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) management in nine Sub-Saharan African countries has found that all national plans…
Hundreds benefit from free online course to help diagnose Child Tuberculosis
Free Online Course on CXR Interpretation for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Analysis of mesothelioma cases and National Cancer Registry data to assess asbestos exposure in India
An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA assesses the number of cases of mesothelioma to highlight the dangers of asbestos use in India.
IJTLD OPEN has launched
The Union has launched the first issue of IJTLD OPEN – a fully-compliant, open access journal to enhance our coverage of tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease.
This first issue of IJTLD OPEN features Editorials (highlighting TB in children and adolescents; and the need for action after the UN High-Level Meeting on TB) and a mix of Original Articles on TPT initiation; screening of household contacts for TB infection; Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection’; timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB; and priorities for EMR countries to achieve TB elimination.
Watch a video on the launch of IJTLD OPEN https://youtu.be/nXW7wHSG1DM
Nutritional acquired immunodeficiency (N-AIDS) a key driver of TB Pandemic
One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the number attributed to HIV/AIDS. Like HIV/AIDS, malnutrition is a cause of secondary immunodeficiency, known as nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (N-AIDS). The Union and research partners have reviewed decades of data and made the case that N-AIDS deserves special consideration in the effort to eliminate TB.
Using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in the private sector, India
A forthcoming article in an issue of IJTLD describes the use of a timeliness metric for effective screening of household contacts. The preprint is free to read.
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