New Union study launches index to measure the sustainability of tobacco control programmes
New research identifies 31 factors that national tobacco control programmes need in order to be sustainable. Published now in the BMJ's…
85 percent graphic health warnings now compulsory on tobacco packaging in India
After a two-year battle, a ground-breaking development for public health has seen graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging in India…
Brazil launches first government-run tobacco industry observatory in the Latin America-Caribbean region, with support from The Union
The government of Brazil, in partnership with The Union, has launched an online observatory to protect and strengthen tobacco control…
Dr Terry-Nan Tannenbaum
Dr Terry-Nan Tannenbaum, public health physician, passionate anti-TB advocate and former President of The Union North America Region (…
Rapid Rise of Diabetes Mellitus Takes World to Brink of Diabetes-TB Co-Epidemic
This World Health Day, 7 April, The Union calls on the global health community to confront the rising rates of diabetes mellitus. For…
Tobacco giant forced to withdraw petition against tobacco advertising ban in Pakistan
Pakistan has taken a major step towards banning all tobacco advertising after tobacco giant, Philip Morris Pakistan, withdrew its…
Radio Campaign launches featuring Amitabh Bachchan, and Corporates step up commitment to end TB in India
At a Government of India and World Health Organization event in New Delhi this week, India’s Union Minister for Health & Family…
CDC data show TB increasing in US for first time in 23 years
Today the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data showing that tuberculosis is on the rise throughout the…
The Director’s Corner _WTBD 2016
A message from José Luis Castro for World TB Day
Last month, US President Barack Obama’s administration proposed a cut of 19% to…
Availability of delamanid in low- and middle-income countries is an important breakthrough in MDR-TB treatment
In the past 40 years, only two new medications for tuberculosis have been introduced, so agreements to make them available where they…
The Director's Corner
A message from José Luis Castro for World TB Day
Last month, US President Barack Obama’s administration proposed a cut of 19% to…
Project Axshya partners with community radio stations to fight TB throughout India
Amit can still remember the young woman standing alone outside the Primary Health Centre in a rural district of Haryana, India. Her…
Dr Paula I Fujiwara: Heading off the human-made disaster of MDR-TB
Dr Paula I Fujiwara knows all too well what happens when funds for tuberculosis programmes are slashed and systems for TB…
Project piloting integrated TB-DM care kicks off in Zimbabwe and Uganda
The Union offices in Zimbabwe and Uganda have begun work on integrated tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus (TB-DM) care in the two…
Union launches new study on prevention and treatment of childhood TB
The Union launched a new observational study investigating tuberculosis transmission in children in February. Close to 2,000 children…
Dr Wanda Walton: “Once I found my home in TB, I never wanted to leave it”
At the 20th Conference of The Union North America Region in Denver, Colorado last month, Dr Wanda Walton received one of the region’s…
The Union launches first media partnership and mentoring programme to increase awareness of TB in Zimbabwe
The Union Zimbabwe Office and the Health Journalists Association of Zimbabwe (HEJAZ) have launched a partnership and mentoring programme…
The Union supports efforts to pass TAPS ban in Peru
The Union’s Department of Tobacco Control participated in a two-day workshop in March to support the passing and implementation of a law…
SORT IT courses receive A+ rating from funder
The Structured Operational Research and Training IniTiative (SORT IT) courses, delivered by The Union and partner Médecins sans…
International Women's Day: Seeking gender parity, but not in tobacco use
On 8 March, the world will mark International Women’s Day. This year’s theme ‘gender parity’ is a timely reminder for public health…
The Director’s Corner
The New Year is a time to look forward to challenges ahead and to reflect on progress made in the previous year. The remarkable…
The Director’s Corner
The Union North America Region Conference… Enabling global conversations on lung health
A message from José Luis Castro,…
Axshya links TB patients with social welfare schemes
Tuberculosis is not just a medical disease: it also has a significant socio-economic impact on patients and their families. The cost of…
Promote your work to the world at the Union World Conference!
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health on 26–29 October in Liverpool, UK offers opportunities for companies and organisations to…
The Union is a 'place of friends and colleagues with mutual interests and common goals.'
The Union is actively calling for members to renew their commitment to the organisation in a year that promises to be one of the…
The Union
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