15 journalists receive fellowships to attend training and conference in Cape Town
The National Press Foundation has announced the journalist fellows who will be travelling to Cape Town in December to attend the J2J…
Health officials urge action against TB and diabetes
Bali summit marks first major effort to mount defense against looming co-epidemic
Health officials from the governments…
Progress for India’s 85 per cent graphic health warnings on tobacco packs – now due in April 2016
India’s Ministry of Health has announced that pictorial health warnings covering 85 per cent of the display surface of all tobacco…
New HIV treatment guidelines released by WHO
Today, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on when to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis…
Indonesian TB-diabetes consensus signed
Seven health professional organisations in Indonesia have joined together to sign a consensus statement on tuberculosis and diabetes…
Dr Fouad Aslam – building collaborative networks to advance tobacco control
‘We know that we are making significant progress because the tobacco industry has really stepped up its game, challenging…
Project Axshya receives a high rating from The Global Fund – and an extension through 2017
Project Axshya, an innovative – and enormous – five-year project designed to improve access to TB diagnosis and treatment in India, has…
2030 agenda: major victory for non-communicable diseases
In an historic moment for the non-communicable disease (NCD) community, world leaders formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
46 civil society organisations pledge support for a TB-Free India
As part of the Call to Action for a TB-Free India, representatives from 46 civil society organisations working on TB prevention and care…
José Luis Castro becomes Chair of the NCD Alliance
At an event in New York, USA, (Thursday, 24 September) to celebrate the important milestone of the inclusion of NCDs in the Post-2015…
The 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health speakers to include South Africa Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi, UK Member of Parliament Nick Herbert and Global Fund Executive Director Dr Mark Dybul
3,000 researchers, health professionals, government officials and activists sectors to convene in Cape Town on 2–6 December 2015
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US Ambassador brings together corporate leaders for a TB-Free India
(Mumbai, india) Mr Richard Verna, United States Ambassador to India, launched the ‘Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-Free India’ on 10…
Asia Pacific TB Caucus builds political will to beat TB
Parliamentarians from seven countries formed the Asia Pacific TB Caucus at an historic meeting held this week in conjunction with the…
Tobacco control focus at Asia Pacific conference
The pandemic of tobacco-related diseases, global efforts to introduce tobacco control and the tobacco industry’s counter efforts to…
Asia Pacific TB Parliamentary Caucus held at Union APR Conference in Sydney
Parliamentarians from nine countries participated in the Asia Pacific TB Parliamentary Caucus to consider how best to build…
The Union Asia Pacific Conference kicks off in Sydney
The 5th Conference of The Union Asia Pacific Region opened on Monday, 31 August at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia. More…
Over 90 per cent of the public support smokefree environments in China, major survey finds
More than 90 per cent of participants in the China City Adult Tobacco Survey 2013-14 supported a total ban on smoking inside…
Union study on smoking cessation for TB patients published in BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health has published the results of a Union study that showed 66.8% of TB patients who were current smokers quit when brief…
Bubble CPAP treatment for children with severe pneumonia
In developing countries, mortality in children with very severe pneumonia is high, even with the provision of appropriate antibiotics,…
Putting TB on the political agenda: Challenge TB engages parliamentarians
The Zimbabwean Parliamentarian Portfolio Committee on Health has agreed to put tuberculosis (TB) on the political agenda. This…
TREAT TB online operational research learning tool now in English and Spanish
Operational research is increasingly recognised as an essential tool for evaluating and modifying health practices and policies. To help…
Dr Ignacio Monedero: Sharing knowledge and building capacity to address MDR-TB
Dr Ignacio “Nacho” Monedero likes the challenge of practicing medicine in difficult circumstances. Whether it’s rescuing…
NATAB conference on TB highlights importance of tobacco control
On 13 June, The Union’s constituent member for Bangladesh, the National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh (NATAB), held its…
Health Affairs op-ed: Heading off the looming diabetes-tuberculosis epidemic
Globally, it is now estimated that 15 percent of people who develop TB are also living with diabetes — equating to over 1 million people…
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