New mentorship programme launched to support and connect Union members
The Union has launched a new mentorship programme, exclusively for Union members. Mentorship Moments offers Union members an opportunity…
Leaders meet to explore the future of TB innovation and research
The Permanent Mission of South Africa in Geneva, supported by The Union and other NGO partners, brought together United Nations…
Smokefree Hyderabad initiative launched in the lead up to the Union World Conference
The Union is supporting efforts to declare Hyderabad a smokefree city in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health,…
Local use of TB data in Zimbabwe led to improved data quality and better TB care
The results of a retrospective cohort study conducted by The Union in collaboration with the Zimbabwe National TB Control Programme (NTP…
The Union in Brazil marks World No Tobacco Day by releasing impactive study results
On World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), results from a new study were released, showing that Brazil’s tobacco control actions may have…
Union letter to WHO regarding treatment guidelines
The Union has sent a letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to…
On World No Tobacco Day, The Union urges countries to remain vigilant of tobacco industry tactics
Today, The Union is supporting World No Tobacco Day, which this year highlights tobacco’s deadly toll on lung health. The Union calls…
Making Tobacco Control A Priority to Achieve Lung Health: Joint Press Release
A joint press release to mark World No Tobacco Day 2019 was made by the Framework Convention Alliance and the International Union…
Respiratory groups call for stronger implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on World No Tobacco Day
On World No Tobacco Day, 31 May, The Union alongside members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) - calls for…
The Director's Corner
World No Tobacco Day 2019: A focus on prevention
Message from the Executive Director, José Luis Castro
On this World No…
“Being a member of The Union is about joining a global community and being part of a conversation about our collective life.”
“One of the most powerful aspects of our work is about solidarity; the fact that we are a global community working together…
Union intervention at the 72nd World Health Assembly on commitments after the HLM on TB
At the 72nd World Health Assembly, Member States discussed the follow-up to the high-level meeting of the United Nations General…
Union Intervention at the 72nd World Health Assembly on antimicrobial resistance
At the 72nd World Health Assembly, The Union calls on Member States to ensure the strategic involvement of tuberculosis (TB) as…
Union intervention at the 72nd World Health Assembly on access to medicine and vaccine
At the 72nd World Health Assembly, Member States discussed the draft of a road map report outlining the programming of WHO’s work on…
Union response to Lancet Global Health correspondence on shorter all-oral MDR-TB regimens
In response to a recent article published in The Lancet Global Health titled Now is the time for shorter all-oral regimens for multidrug…
The Union congratulates the NCD Alliance on its 10 year anniversary
The NCD Alliance, founded on the vision for a world where everyone has the opportunity for a healthy life, free from preventable…
Union intervention at the 72nd World Health Assembly on Universal Health Coverage
At the 72nd World Health Assembly today, Member States discussed preparation for the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on…
The Union congratulates the Government of Brazil for its efforts to hold the tobacco industry legally liable for the harms it causes
The Union today welcomed the filing of a lawsuit by the Government of Brazil against British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris…
Union webinar on new latent TB infection guidelines now open access
The webinar, LTBI: New guidelines from the WHO; getting away from INH, examines various treatment regimens for latent…
The Union joins Project ECHO to provide virtual support and share knowledge
The Union has recently signed a partnership agreement with Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) at the University…
The Union highlights child TB on the International Day of Families
Today, on the United Nation’s International Day of Families, The Union highlights the urgent call to action against child tuberculosis (…
World Asthma Day: STOP for asthma
On World Asthma Day, 7 May, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies - of which The Union is a founding member alongside the…
Economist Intelligence Unit report underscores major gaps in world’s response to drug-resistant tuberculosis
The Union welcomes a report published today by The Economist Intelligence Unit that highlights the huge gaps in the current response to…
The Union’s statement on FDA’s decision to authorise sale of IQOS in the US
The Union is concerned with the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision this week to authorise Philip Morris International’s (…
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