World Health Organization recommends shortened nine-month treatment regimen for MDR-TB patients
Research from The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease; Damien Foundation and Institute of Tropical Medicine in…
The Director’s Corner
A milestone for the TB community: a message from José Luis Castro
Today (12 May), the World Health Organization announced new…
The Union welcomes the European Court of Justice ruling that the EU Tobacco Products Directive is lawful
The European Court of Justice today ruled that the EU Tobacco Products Directive [TPD] is valid, rejecting the multiple legal challenges…
The Director’s Corner
A message from José Luis Castro on World Asthma Day 2016
Today on World Asthma Day on Tuesday 3 May is a moment to reflect on…
TB-Free India workshop encourages those cured of TB to advocate for better prevention, treatment and care
The TB-Free India campaign hosted a two-day interactive workshop in April in New Delhi to empower cured tuberculosis (TB) patients to…
Support network for people affected by TB (PATB) is vital to successful TB case-finding and treatment in Myanmar
The PATB network is a support network for people affected by tuberculosis (TB) that brings together members of the community to share…
Monicah Andefa: Successful projects are built on collaboration
Monicah Andefa has been at the centre of some of The Union’s largest projects since she joined the organisation in 2008. With…
Web-based pilot software facilitating notification and treatment adherence of TB patients shows promising results
A Union led pilot project in India - which uses web-based software to provide real time case reporting and treatment adherence support…
The Union delivers first international course on shortened MDR-TB treatment in Cameroon
Union technical staff have organised the first-ever international multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) course on the shortened nine…
The Union hosts New Year’s celebration to support HIV-infected children in Myanmar
The Union Office in Myanmar hosted its annual New Year’s celebration in early April for 200 children who are HIV positive and receiving…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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