In memoriam: Prof SH Lee
Prof Lee Shiu Hung, a long-time member of The Union and the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, died on 9…
Is involuntary incarceration of TB patients justifiable? Results of a Union survey*
The issue of whether it is justifiable to subject people with tuberculosis to involuntary incarceration is a highly controversial one.…
Party brightens lives of HIV-infected children in Myanmar
A party in Mandalay helped 120 children with HIV put aside their difficulties for a few hours last month. The festive event included…
Union study provides findings on best rifabutin dosage for TB patients on antiretroviral therapy
The results of a phase II pharmacokinetics study conducted by The Union and its partners in Vietnam were published today in the…
Achievers: Francisco Olea-Popelka and the Zoonotic TB Sub-Section
Diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between animals and humans – zoonoses – pose a complex public health…
Pediatric HIV management training held in Myanmar
The Union recently offered a two-day course on clinical management of HIV in children in Mandalay, Myanmar. More than 50 doctors…
Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Association celebrates 80th year
On 21 October 1933, when the Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Association (CATA) was established in Shanghai, it was the first professional…
Tara Singh Bam: Dedicated to stopping the disease of “tobaccosis”
In the remote Nepali village where Tara Singh Bam was raised, people grew their own tobacco. They claimed smoking helped…
IMDP begins 11th year with expanded courses
The Union’s International Management Development Programme has become a highly regarded resource for public health management training…
Government of Pakistan establishes first provincial tobacco control cell
In 2011, Pakistan transferred responsibility for health and tobacco control issues from the federal to the provincial governments. This…
Smokefree Russia website launched
The Union and its grantee in Russia, the Health and Development Foundation, have launched a new website promoting “ Smokefree Russia” at…
China MPOWER/FCTC workshop leads to plans for legislation and research
On 2–6 December 2013, The Union China Office offered a technical training workshop on MPOWER/FCTC in Xiamen, a city of Fujian Province.…
Leadership change for The Union Zimbabwe Office
Christopher Zishiri
Barnet Nyathi
Dr Zishiri is a Zimbabwean medical doctor with post-graduate…
4th Islamic Conference of OIC Health Ministers adopted resolutions on tobacco control
The Islamic Conference of Health Ministers (ICHM) convenes bi-annually to discuss the priority health issues of Muslim communities and…
The first smokefree beach in Mexico: Playa San Martin in Cozumel
The San Martin beach in Cozumel became the first in Mexico to be declared smokefree by the Pan-American Health Organization–World Health…
NGOs present statement on NCDs to WHO Europe Ministerial Conference
The NCD Alliance, Framework Convention Alliance, European Association for the Study of Obesity, European Public Health Association,…
Nelson Mandela, a special champion of TB and HIV/AIDS, dies in Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela, one of the great champions of human rights, freedom – and public health – died on 5 December in Johannesburg. He was 95…
Global Fund partners pledge US$ 12 billion over next three years
Inspired by the ideals of partnership, shared responsibility and mutual accountability, donors at the launch of the Global Fund’s Fourth…
Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation
A Lancet Commission has released a report that revisits the case for investing in health and offers a new investment framework to…
Peru passes new guidelines that focus on basic TB control
The Government of Peru passed a Ministerial Resolution this month officially adopting new national guidelines for the management of…
Zimbabwe makes steady progress against TB-HIV with The Union's support
Harare, Zimbabwe – A TB-HIV integrated care project managed by The Union Zimbabwe Office recently announced its second-year results,…
World AIDS Day 2013: a commentary
On 1 December, people everywhere observe World AIDS Day. For the 26th consecutive year, we all pause to reflect – and to reignite the…
New laboratory handbook on TB diagnosis by sputum microscopy
Both the World Health Organization and The Union recognise that smear microscopy remains an important tool for the laboratory diagnosis…
First course to be offered in Iran focuses on MDR-/XDR-TB
The Union was recently invited to offer training on the clinical management of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (…
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