Union review paper highlights critical action points for the treatment of TB infection
A review paper titled Treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in low- and middle-income countries: progress and challenges with…
“We can meet the challenges of the fight against tuberculosis if we join forces.”
Dr Kobto G Koura, The Union’s Programme Coordinator for Africa, believes that everyone has a significant contribution to make…
Communities make the difference on World AIDS day
This World AIDS Day, 1 December, the theme is ‘Communities make the difference’, in recognition of the essential role that communities…
The Union welcomes Federal Senate approval of tobacco control Bill in Brazil
The Union welcomes the approval of a Bill by Brazil’s Federal Senate on Tuesday 12 November extending measures to fight the tobacco…
Incoming President of The Union, Professor Guy Marks shares his vision for the future
Earlier this month, at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, in Hyderabad, India, The Union welcomed new President, Professor…
Tobacco Farmers call for strengthened tobacco control in Indonesia
The Indonesia Multicultural Farmers Forum – formed in 2018 with support from The Union and the Muhammadiyah Tobacco Control Support…
TB care is not meeting the needs of adolescents
The review paper Adolescent tuberculosis was published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health on 18 November by a global team with…
World COPD Day: All together to end COPD
20 November, World COPD day, adopts the theme ‘All together to end COPD’ to emphasise the fact that many people are involved in the…
World Diabetes Day: The Union stresses the need for a coordinated global approach to diabetes mellitus-tuberculosis
This World Diabetes Day, 14 November, The Union is pressing for a more coordinated global approach to tackling the urgent co-epidemic of…
Public Health Action broadens its coverage in latest issue
The latest issue of Public Health Action (PHA) explores malaria in South Sudan, non-communicable disease clinics in Ethiopia, paediatric…
World Pneumonia Day: A call for an end to preventable pneumonia deaths
In support of World Pneumonia Day, 12 November, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which The Union is a member…
The Union recognises major contributions to lung health through its annual awards
This year The Union presented four awards, and hosted a further two, at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad,…
Union members meet at the General Assembly to set the direction for The Union’s 100th year
The General Assembly provides members with the opportunity to review the past year, plan for the upcoming year, elect new members and…
Dramatic price reduction in key preventative TB drug announced at Union World Conference
Today at a press conference on prevention at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Sanofi, Unitaid and the Global Fund…
New open access online course in TB prevention launched at Union World Conference
The course, launched today during a press conference on TB prevention, is entitled Prevent Tuberculosis: Management of TB Infection. The…
Survivors of TB and lung diseases meet ahead of Union World Conference
The Union convened its first ever Survivors Summit on the eve of the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India,…
Honourable Vice-President of India, opens the Union World Conference
This year’s 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health was inaugurated by the Honourable Vice-President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu…
Message from the Executive Director
Building on successJosé Luis Castro, 28 November 2019
Reflecting on the success of the 50th World Conference on Lung Health, I…
Message from the Executive Director
India holds the key to ending TB emergencyJosé Luis Castro, 22 October 2019
A week is a long time in politics, and in global…
“We can measure our impact in much of the work we do, but in terms of the lives that we save our impact is immeasurable.”
Subrat Mohanty, from The Union South East Asia Office, relishes the opportunity to reach out to the community and give people…
Union collaboration with Belarus, South Africa and Viet Nam shares experiences and push for rapid policy change, to highlight the challenges and opportunities of translating international TB treatment guidelines into national strategic plans.
An article recently published in PLOS discusses how tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines are translated into national strategic plans…
US tuberculosis survivors share their stories to educate congress
The Union co-hosted an event in Washington, DC, USA, which brought together tuberculosis (TB) survivors to share their experiences of…
Union response to the WHO 2019 Global Tuberculosis Report
The latest Global Tuberculosis Report has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Paula I Fujiwara, Scientific Director…
The Union’s CETA project launched to support TB elimination in Africa
The Union launched the Contributing to the Elimination of Tuberculosis in Africa project (CETA), a new project aiming to eliminate…
NEJM study shows community-wide active case finding has the potential to End TB using existing tools
The paper, Community-wide Screening for Tuberculosis in a High-Prevalence Setting, published yesterday in the New England Journal of…