New law targets tobacco use in Chile, where 34% of young teens smoke
On 2 January 2013, the Chilean Congress approved legislation that will ban smoking in all enclosed public places and prohibit all forms…
TB volunteer network established in Myanmar
In 2012, The Union collaborated with Myanmar's National TB Programme on a TB REACH project called PICTS (Program to Increase Catchment…
Cookstoves for cleaner air, improved health and carbon credits
The Union South-East Asia Office's innovative proposal "Cookstoves for Carbon Credits" was one of the top 75 finalists selected from…
Announcing Round 13 of the Bloomberg Initiative Grants Program
A Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use in low- and middle-income countries was launched in December 2006 and is a competitively…
Reaching zero HIV/AIDS deaths depends on addressing TB-HIV co-epidemic
Paris, France / 29 November 2012 — The theme of World AIDS Day (1 December 2012) is "Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero…
Union honours presented at the conference
2012 Union AwardsThe Union awards consist of a full fellowship to attend the Union World Conference on Lung…
New members elected to the Board of Directors
Dr Simon Schaaf (South Africa), Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University,…
World Conference in Kuala Lumpur draws an enthusiastic response
In her welcome address at the Inaugural Session on Wednesday, 14 November, Union President E Jane Carter described the theme as fitting…
Rapporteurs provide conference summary for the Closing Ceremony
The team covered 42 of the 51 core symposia and 14 of the 15 oral abstract sessions, but not the pre-meetings, posters,…
TREAT TB presents virtual implementation approach in Washington, DC
The TREAT TB Modeling Initiative is using operational and transmission modeling to project the performance, resource…
Sri Lanka adopts tobacco labelling and packaging regulations
The Government of Sri Lanka released new tobacco control legislation on 8 August 2012 that will see the country adopt some…
MDR-TB clinical management course in Zimbabwe demonstrates excellent results
The Union's MDR-TB Unit organised the course and led the faculty. The curriculum called for half of the time to be devoted…
Union-MSF operational research courses continue in Europe and Asia
In courses that finished in June 2012 in Paris and Luxembourg, 22 participants from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe…
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