The Union cuts HIV transmission for hundreds of mothers and children in Myanmar
The Union Office in Myanmar runs the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMCT) programme, to help reduce HIV incidence.…
Gustavo Sóñora: Tobacco control is not just public health, it’s about human rights
Twelve years ago Gustavo Sóñora was hired as legal counsel for Miguel Asqueta, the congressman charged with authoring Uruguay’s…
The Union and World Diabetes Foundation release documentary for World Diabetes Day
Tuberculosis and diabetes work hand-in-hand, presenting a major global health challenge. Having diabetes makes a person three times more…
The Director’s Corner
DM-TB – the convergence of two epidemics
A message from José Luis Castro for World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2016
Just…
World Pneumonia Day 2016: Keep the promise. Stop pneumonia now.
Each year, on 12th of November, World Pneumonia Day highlights the continuing and urgent need to raise awareness of the number one…
The Union's new President: Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa
Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa has been elected as the new President of The Union at a meeting in Liverpool of the Board of Directors.
…World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, 7th Conference of the Parties Begins in New Delhi, India
The Union launches the Index of Tobacco Control Sustainability to assess and guide national tobacco control programmes to become…
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region in Lima, Peru, opened today with presentations focusing on the current situation…
An innovative new tool to assess the sustainability of national tobacco control programmes launched by The Union
The Index of Tobacco Control Sustainability (ITCS) (PDF 733KB) has been launched by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and…
Tribute paid as Dr Anthony Harries steps aside from Director of Operational Research role
At the Closing Ceremony of the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health, José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director, paid…
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concludes
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concluded its four day programme under the theme “Confronting Resistance: Fundamentals to…
Heritage Members established in the biggest change to Union membership in nearly 100 years
At Friday’s General Assembly, held at The Union World Conference in Liverpool, Union members voted for the biggest change to the…
Natural Disasters and Weak Health Systems Force Innovative Approaches to Delivering Tuberculosis Treatment and Care: Studies
Saturday, 29 October 2016 (Liverpool, UK) – New research announced today demonstrates the innovation needed to maintain tuberculosis (TB…
New Links Found Between Tuberculosis and Non-communicable Diseases
Friday, 28 October 2016 (Liverpool, UK) – A series of new research announced today demonstrates linkages between tuberculosis (TB), an…
Research Finds Promise in Shorter, More Effective Approaches to Treating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
With improper treatment, drug-resistance can develop quickly. Health clinics are missing opportunities to diagnose drug-resistant TB sooner…WHO Global TB Symposium
Pre-conference event: Tuesday 25 October
This year’s Global TB Symposium, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Breakthrough study demonstrates far shorter, more effective treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), with majority cured
Final results demonstrated nine-month treatment had 82% success rate, compared with previous standard that required more than 20 months of…Inaugural Session opens the 47th Union World Conference
In the keynote speech at the Inaugural session Stephen Lewis, the co-founder and co-director of AIDS-Free world, gave a fiery and hard…
The 5th President’s Centennial Dinner held in Liverpool
The 5th President’s Centennial Dinner took place at Liverpool Cathedral, on Tuesday, 25 October. Over 170 Union supporters gathered to…
The Union World Conference opens with fiery display of innovation and research
A spectacular display conveying a serious message took place on the opening day of the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health, when…
The Union launches new Training and Education website
Today, the Union launches a comprehensive Training and Education website, unioncourses.org, to provide one central resource for…
Media Advisory: 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health Announces “Community Common” Programme Highlights
Highlights include Mini-Football Tournament and Live Open Fire Display of New Clean Cook-stove Technology That Can Reduce Deadly Childhood…In Memoriam: Professor Stephen David Lawn (1966-2016)
The Union regrets to announce that Professor Stephen David Lawn, a leading specialist in HIV and tuberculosis (TB), and recipient of the…
High rate of patients cured of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in landmark study: final results to be announced at the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Paris, France, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 – The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) today announced that…
The Director’s Corner
Drug resistance threatens TB progress, as delegates prepare for Union World Conference on Lung Health in Liverpool
A message…
The Union
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