STREAM Community Engagement Plan released at AIDS2016
The Union, supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the TREAT TB Cooperative Agreement, and in…
Union World Conference draws increased student participation
The Union World Conference team and the Coordinating Committee for Scientific Activities (CCSA) have this year doubled the number of…
Project Axshya’s innovative TB helpline reaches over 100,000 people
The Union’s Project Axshya has reached over 100,000 people with information, counselling and advice on tuberculosis (TB) through their…
TB does not have to be the end of the world – Simphiwe’s story
Simphiwe is from Pietermaritzburg in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He was invited to attend the Faith Leaders TB Summit…
The Union advances treatment for TB and MDR-TB patients living with HIV in Myanmar
Every day, The Union Office in Myanmar administers antiretroviral therapy (ART) to patients with HIV, conducts active case-finding and…
TB takes centre stage at International AIDS Conference in South Africa
The International AIDS Society (IAS) highlighted the devastating impact of tuberculosis (TB) and TB-HIV by convening an inaugural TB pre…
Faith leaders commit to confronting TB and HIV stigma
Nearly 80 religious leaders and faith healers from KwaZulu-Natal Province - which has the highest rate of tuberculosis (TB) and the…
The Union in Zimbabwe produces TB community newsletter
The Union Zimbabwe Office is working with the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) to share news and information about tuberculosis (TB…
The doctor behind the data that is saving lives
Valérie Schwœbel has been a medical professional for over 30 years, specialising in data surveillance and epidemiology with a…
Parliamentarians commit to end TB in Zimbabwe at launch of National TB Caucus
Members of Parliament (MPs) from 27 provinces and representing different political parties met in Harare on 13 July to launch the…
Joining the Global AIDS and TB Communities Together
José Luis Castro, Executive Director of The Union welcomed delegates to the opening plenary of TB2016 - the pre-conference to the…
The Union and IAS make joint commitment to fight TB-HIV
Joint statement from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The International Union Against TB and Lung Disease and Owen Ryan,…
The Union plays key role in TB2016 Conference, championing integrated TB-HIV approach
The Union is playing a key role in TB2016, an inaugural two day conference organised by The International AIDS Society, taking place 16-…
The Director’s Corner
TB-HIV – a conflagration deeply intertwined
A message from José Luis Castro for TB2016, Durban, South Africa
Between 16…
Uruguay wins big against Philip Morris and works closely with The Union towards plain packaging
Uruguay has won the six-year legal battle launched by Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2010 before the International Centre for…
The Union brings mobile testing centres to Mandalay
Mobile TB screening and health information centres bring vital tuberculosis (TB) services to some 600 people in hard-to-reach areas…
Union research advocates for TB treatment that prioritises human rights
The Union’s Senior Advisor and Director of Research, Prof Anthony D Harries, co-authored a paper calling for human-rights based…
Faith-based initiative improves access to TB care for India’s Muslim populations
Working with religious leaders in India’s Muslim community, The Union’s Project Axshya has reached local religious schools, called…
Prabodh Bhambal: Singing the praises of Singapore
Juggling the Union’s global finances alongside the role of Deputy Executive Director and now that of Regional Director Asia…
The Union DRC successfully petitions for prisoners with TB to receive treatment
The Union’s team in the Democratic Republic of Congo secured transfer from prison to hospital for 24 inmates infected with tuberculosis…
European Members of Parliament convene to accelerate political progress against tuberculosis
Parliamentarians from 12 European and Central Asian countries convened in Bratislava from 24-26 June for the European TB Summit, issuing…
7th Union Europe Region Conference – an important moment in confronting TB
The 7th Union Europe Region conference launched in Bratislava on 22 June. This three-day event attracted over 600 delegates including…
Indonesia urged to ratify the WHO FCTC as 30 percent of children start smoking before the age of ten
The Union has joined international partners to ramp up media coverage of Indonesia’s escalating tobacco epidemic, highlighting the…
The Union welcomes The Global Fund and Stop TB Partnership joint agreement on TB drugs and treatment access
Last week, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) and the STOP TB Partnership signed an agreement to…
The Director’s Corner
Refugees and migrants do not cause health crises
A message from José Luis Castro for World Refugee Day, 20 June 2016
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