TREAT TB launches online operational research training
"The need to build the capacity for programmatically relevant OR is as pressing as ever," says TREAT TB Director Dr I.D. Rusen, who…
Philippe Clevenbergh: An impatient man tackles HIV in Myanmar
Philippe Clevenbergh never imagined he would end up living in Myanmar when he came to The Union in 2004. He was a busy physician…
PICTS mobile TB clinic serves poor in Myanmar
Of the 100 people who took advantage of this service, 53 had chest X-rays; and the sputum of 46 was examined. One person needed fine…
Name change: Adult & Child Lung Health Section
The new section will serve members interested in:
• Adult Lung Health – including pneumonia, asthma, COPD, air pollution,…
The Union closes its office in Cairo
"The decision to close the office in Cairo was difficult, but one that had to be taken in order to streamline resources according…
“I have hope now!” A mother and daughter in Myanmar share their experience
The mother's name is Daw Yee Yee Hlaing, and she is 43 years of age. A divorcèe, she lives with her mother, sisters, two sons and…
The Union and its global partners call for bans on tobacco advertising
The Union called on world leaders to ban TAPS and help save the lives of up to 70 million people, seven percent of the world's current…
Buenos Aires sets a Guinness World Record at World No Tobacco Day celebration
In Argentina, World No Tobacco Day on 31 May was celebrated in a massive way. The Buenos Aires Ministry of Health, a Bloomberg…
SORT IT offers OR training to help address DR-TB in Eastern Europe
The programme for Eastern Europe was organised by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) at the…
US campaign seeks to debunk the “Overhead Myth”
The campaign has been launched by three leading US organisations that monitor philanthropic activity – the Better Business Bureau's Wise…
Leadership transition at The Union
"All of us in The Union, the global public health community and the sick, poor and disadvantaged people to whom our work is devoted owe…
Health and NCDs a priority in the UN High-Level Panel report on post-2015
The UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP) released their final report on the post-2015 development agenda on…
A major victory for NCDs at the 66th World Health Assembly
The key decisions in the resolution are:
To endorse the WHO global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs…Child TB training offered in Namibia
The Union's Child Lung Health Division recently facilitated training in child TB for four districts selected by the Namibia National TB…
From TB patient to TB educator through Myanmar’s PICTS programme
"In May of last year, I was in poor health and I found out that I had TB", said Ko Thia, a 28-year-old who works in a nylon rope factory…
Lanzhou Smokefree Law Passed
In China, Lanzhou People's Congress approved the local tobacco control law on 27 April 2013. The law will go into effect on 1 January…
TB-HIV workshop in Maputo: more lives can be saved through decentralisation
Participants in a TB-HIV workshop in Mozambique were advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) that more lives can be saved by…
Clinical trial of 9-month MDR-TB regimen begins in Africa and Asia
Read the press release in English, French, Spanish
Eli Lilly and The Union collaborate to launch mobile application for TB referrals
The Union launched a pilot project in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Dimagi, aimed at strengthening the process of patient…
Global experts agree NCDs must be central to post-2015 agenda
Whilst congratulating governments on their commitment to reduce overall mortality from NCDs by 25 per cent by 2025, they warned that…
Bangladesh passes new law to protect workers from second-hand smoke
A demonstration in Dhaka demanding a tobacco control law amendment at the next parliament. The demonstration was jointly…
Global experts agree NCDs must be central in future global development agenda
Whilst congratulating governments on their commitment to reduce overall mortality from NCDs by 25 per cent by 2025, they warned that…
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