Lancet feature on need for urgent new drug development cites The Life Prize
A feature published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases (November 2017) - Antibiotic development pipeline slows to a trickle – follows up…
The Union responds to tobacco giant claims to want a smoke-free England
The Union has issued the following statement in response to reports in the UK media that one of the largest tobacco companies in the…
Uruguay set to become a world leader for restricting tobacco branding as plain packaging bill reaches Congress
Today Uruguay’s government submitted a bill for plain tobacco packaging to Congress. Once passed, the country will have the world’s most…
WHO Global TB Report 2017, progress toward ending TB too slow
The overriding message from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report for 2017 – published Today (30 October…
Bangladesh’s Health Development Surcharge builds a sustainable fund for a new national tobacco control programme
The government of Bangladesh has secured sustainable funding for tobacco control and non-communicable disease prevention with a new…
“I’ve always been passionate about the role of community in detecting and treating disease. When I was diagnosed with TB, my passion just got stronger.”
In 2015, The Union appointed Nomampondo – Noma - Barnabas as its Civil Society Liaison Officer, to build bridges with members…
The Union reinforces commitment to beating AMR as part of global event
The Union announced a series of commitments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at a conference, in Berlin on 12 and 13 October…
World leaders from across government sectors gather in Uruguay to confront NCDs
Government officials, public health workers, global experts and advocates convened in Montevideo, Uruguay, this week for the World…
The Director’s Corner
“We must make governments aware of the urgency of non-communicable diseases – only then will they act.”
A message from…
MDR-TB survivor inspires innovative treatment centre in Peru
When Melecio Mayta contracted multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2001, he thought it was the beginning of the end of his life…
The 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health: defined by ground-breaking science for advancing lung health
The 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Guadalajara, Mexico, was distinguished by some of the most innovative…
2017 awards honour both lifetime achievement and young researchers
Each year The Union presents awards at The Union World Conference on Lung Health. This year six awards were presented, honouring…
New survey launched on The Union's technical publications: tell us what you think
A survey launched online to gather feedback on how people use The Union’s technical guides has been designed to inform developments of…
New study announced linking diabetes with latent TB infection
Coinciding with World Obesity Day the opening press conference of The Union World Conference highlighted a study linking diabetes with…
Union response to STREAM clinical trial preliminary results for nine-month treatment regimen of multidrug-resistant TB
In a response to the preliminary results released today Dr Paula I Fujiwara, Scientific Director, The Union, said:
“The Union is…
STREAM clinical trial results provide vital insight into nine-month treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Preliminary results - released today at the 48th Union Conference on Lung Health - from Stage 1 of the STREAM randomised clinical…
Host city of Union World Conference launches plan to tackle non-communicable diseases
Guadalajara, host city of the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health, has announced a new scheme to tackle non-communicable diseases…
Doors open for the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health
The 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health began this morning when the doors opened for registration at Expo Guadalajara, Mexico.…
Guadalajara hosts the 6th President’s Centennial Dinner
The 6th President’s Centennial Dinner took place at Hospicio Cabañas, on Tuesday, 10 October. Around 150 Union supporters gathered…
Open-access journal Public Health Action broadens scope
The editorial board of The Union's online, open access journal, Public Health Action (PHA), is changing to represent a wider range of…
Union World Conference plenary sessions gather experts to discuss the latest developments and challenges in lung health
The plenary sessions of this year’s Union World Conference on Lung Health featured a host of experts and dignitaries addressing the…
“The Union has found an ingenious way to bring together experts to find global solutions for TB – nowhere is this more evident than in zoonotic TB”
Almost a year ago, one of the runaway news stories at the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Liverpool was the…
Asia Pacific Mayors Commit to Advancing Tobacco Control and NCD Prevention
Mayors and health officials representing 21 cities from 10 Asia Pacific countries concluded a two-day tobacco control conference with a…
Health camps bring tuberculosis screening services to tribal populations in India
More than 84 remote tribal villages have been reached with tuberculosis (TB) screening in Khunti district, Jharkhand, through the use of…
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