Severe COVID-19 cases with a history of active or latent tuberculosis
In a letter to the editors, authors report on symptom development, disease progression and treatment for three cases, each representing a different TB scenario.
Big Tobacco is denying children and young people the right to be tobacco-free, says Union paper
“The denial of children’s rights is at the heart of the tobacco industry’s interference in health policies,” says Anne Jones, Tobacco…
Ban e-cigarettes and HTPs in LMICs to prevent a new epidemic of nicotine addiction, says new Union position paper
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day next Sunday, 31 May, The Union has today publicly advocated for the prohibition of the sale of e-…
“The tobacco industry is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to protect profits and undermine tobacco control policy.”
Emma Green is The Union’s Project Manager for STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products), the global tobacco industry…
STOP finds Big Tobacco front group still spending millions on spin, not science
Initial analysis of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW)’s 2019 tax return by STOP, the global tobacco industry watchdog of…
The Union backs calls for harmful products including tobacco to be declared non-essential within pandemic responses
In addition to The Union’s statement at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA), taking place virtually this week, The Union is pleased to…
At 73rd World Health Assembly, The Union urges Member States to prioritise TB care and treatment during the pandemic
At the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly – which is, for the very first time, taking place virtually due to the ongoing…
Rapid development of a novel portable negative pressure device
A portable, negative pressure environment is one means of confronting these challenges, and could offer benefits to patients, healthcare workers, and institutions alike.
New devices could transform COVID-19 patient treatment and protect health care workers
Studies on two innovative new devices have been published today by The Union. The development of these devices, a negative pressure…
Rapid development of a portable negative pressure procedural tent
A new tent system has been designed to provide healthcare workers separation and protection from exhaled droplets and aerosols, while allowing contact and support for procedures.
More investment and greater collective efforts needed now if global TB preventive treatment targets are to be met
Putting in place proven measures to prevent tuberculosis (TB) infection from becoming active disease must rapidly become a much higher…
COVID-19 in Africa: preparing for the storm
In response to COVD-19, Africa should develop robust collaborative research programmes, funded by African governments and partners, to include epidemiological, health system, implementation, clinical trials, immunological and virological research.
Study shows regimen for short-course preventive therapy for TB for children is valuable alternative
Results from the TITI (Transmission Investiguée de la Tuberculose Infantile) Study, published in the April issue of the International…
STOP findings expose tobacco industry exploitation of sustainability to improve image and profits
Researchers from STOP, the global tobacco industry watchdog of which The Union is a partner, have published new findings on how tobacco…
The transformative power of data to diagnose, treat and prevent TB
The transformative power of data to diagnose, treat and prevent TB
Message from the Executive Director, 29 April 2020
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“The need to bring zoonotic TB to the front burner, both in Nigeria and globally, has always inspired me.”
Prof Simeon Cadmus, Professor at the Centre for Control and Prevention of Zoonoses at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, first…
Dr Sean Wasserman, winner of the Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize, profiled in The Lancet
The Lancet has profiled Sean Wasserman: rising star in TB-HIV research and medicine, as part of Dr Wasserman’s prize for winning the…
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic: responsible stewardship is needed
Letter highlighting that responsible stewardship of the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic is urgently needed.
Transforming essential services for tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from New York City
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…
Concern over a COVID-19-related BCG shortage
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…
Union led paper says TB prevention has to be better embraced, properly implemented and scaled up
A new article discussing the research and innovation needed to improve the uptake and delivery of tuberculosis (TB) preventive therapy…
Union warns the COVID-19 pandemic must not divert attention from the needs of children and adolescents in TB-endemic African countries
The Union warned that if resources are diverted away from child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) programmes in order to fight COVID-19,…
Successful treatment of patients severely ill with COVID-19
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…
Indonesian civil society calls for urgent action on tobacco control to reduce impact of COVID-19
To prevent the unnecessary loss of life during the COVID-19 crisis, 42 Indonesian organisations – representing civil society, academic…
Union study in Zimbabwe shows reduction of TB case notifications with scale-up of antiretroviral and isoniazid preventive therapies
An operational research study, published in BMJ Open and led by the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health in collaboration with The Union’s Centre…
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