The Union brings together UN missions to urge critical action on TB
The Union and partner organisations brought 21 United Nations (UN) country missions together with tuberculosis (TB) experts and TB…
Latest tobacco control and law workshop for Latin America focuses on new nicotine products
The ‘10th Workshop on Law and Tobacco Control for Latin America’ took place at the O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University, Washington…
The Union welcomes appointment of Kevin Osborne as the new Executive Director of the International AIDS Society
The International AIDS Society (IAS) has today named Kevin Osborne as its new Executive Director, with effect from August 2018. He…
José Luis Castro appointed to Advisory Board of Dyson College of Arts & Sciences
The Union’s Executive Director, José Luis Castro, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Dyson College of Arts & Sciences, a…
India ratifies Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
India has officially endorsed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (ITP),…
Stakeholders in the fight to end TB convene for Civil Society Hearing ahead of the UN HLM on TB
The Interactive Civil Society Hearing for the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on tuberculosis (TB) is taking place today in New York. The…
Tobacco: Now is the time to get to the heart of the matter
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, on World No Tobacco Day 2018
It is well known that…
New position paper on e-cigarettes and youth released by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies [FIRS]
FIRS -- a consortium of nine international lung health and respiratory organisations, including The Union – have today launched a new…
The right to life – Bangladesh’s tobacco control laws designed to uphold a fundamental principle
Syed Mahbubul Alam is The Union’s technical advisor on tobacco control for Bangladesh. He began his battle for tobacco control…
The Director's Corner
Tobacco: Now is the time to get to the heart of the matter
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, on…
The Director's Corner
This time, the United Nations High-Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases must deliver
A message from José Luis Castro,…
Brazil ratifies the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Brazil has joined a group of countries committed to reducing tobacco use by stamping out the illegal tobacco trade. It ratified the…
Statement delivered at the 71st World Health Assembly on the preparation for the United Nations General Assembly High-Level meeting on Tuberculosis
At a Member States discussion at today’s World Health Assembly on the up-coming United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on…
New Union report exposes silent epidemic of child TB
Launched at side meeting of the World Health Assembly
The Union launched a new report today, Silent Epidemic: A Call to Action…
The Director's Corner
Systematic neglect of child TB amounts to human rights violation
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union…
Union intervention at the 71st World Health Assembly on medicine and vaccine shortage
At the 71st World Health Assembly today, Member States discussed whether to request the Director-General to develop a road map report,…
Statement delivered at the 71st World Health Assembly calling for air pollution to be addressed
As part of the Member States discussion on a report from the WHO Director-General on the impact on health of environment and climate…
The Union hosts event at WHA to advance action ahead of the High-Level Meeting on TB
In just four months’ time, the first ever United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on tuberculosis (TB) will be held in New York -- 26…
Newly released report shows smoking rates continue to fall in Uruguay -- a result of sustained commitment to public health policy
Uruguay reduced smoking rates from 25 percent in 2009 to 21.6 percent in 2017, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), a…
Best practice in TB nursing
On International Nurses Day (12 May) The Union supports the day’s call to action that no matter the location, no matter the setting,…
Education is key to empowering patients to manage asthma conditions
Statement from The Union for World Asthma Day 2018
On World Asthma Day, (1 May), The Union is calling on greater empowerment for…
Georgia implements comprehensive reforms to protect people from the harms of tobacco use
Strong new legislation to reduce tobacco use and protect people from the harms of smoking comes into force in Georgia today -- including…
Global Parliamentarians meet in New York to garner political will to end TB
Members of the Global TB Caucus, a group of more than 2,300 parliamentarians from 132 countries committed to ending tuberculosis (TB),…
Funfair organised for children living with HIV in Myanmar
The Union Office in Myanmar in collaboration with the National AIDS Programme hosted three ‘Child Funfairs’ for 400 children living…
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