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…
In memoriam: Pierre Chaulet (1930-2012)
Prof Pierre Chaulet "Le quotidien d'Algérie"
Born in Algiers on 27 March 1930 to Catholic parents, themselves…Plenary speakers for Union World Conference announced
Wednesday, 14 Nov. 2012, 17:30-19:00
Sir John Crofton Memorial Lecture
Timebomb revisited ten years later:…
People Affected by TB (PATB) hold monthly gatherings in Mandalay’s 7 townships
One of the activities of Myanmar's Program to Increase Catchment of TB Suspects (PICTS) is to build a strong community…
International collaboration curbs tobacco promotion at cricket tournaments
During a tournament in Australia in February 2012, Chaini and Kamla Pasand – leading manufacturers of chewing tobacco –…In India, civil society is driving change in state TB control programme
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is a focal point of India's battle with TB as the country's most populous state and home to nearly a…
Bulgam Bhai – India’s TB fighting superhero – wins award
The Emvie citation for the "out of home" category described the campaign as a captivating and…
Bangladesh Cabinet endorses amendment to the tobacco control law
The Union provided support to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Tobacco Control Cell to prepare the tobacco…In Myanmar, 10,000 patients are on ART through The Union’s “4 P” approach: Partnership between patients and the public and private sectors
"What started in 2005 as a pilot programme for tuberculosis and HIV care has grown into an Integrated HIV Care (IHC) programme that is…
Ministry of Health workshop is the first step towards a national smokefree law in China
In early 2012, The Union proposed a government-hosted workshop to the Ministry of Health as a significant opportunity to…No place for tobacco: The Union supports smokefree sports
Recent activities of The Union and its partners:Tobacco control at Euro2012
UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations)…
The XIX World AIDS Conference marked a pivotal time in HIV/AIDS fight
The last World AIDS Conference to be held on American soil was in San Francisco in 1990. Soon after, the USA applied a travel…Lord Boateng encourages The Union Europe Region to unite in partnerships to respond to TB and public health challenges
In speaking about best practices for working with governments to harness political will and resources for TB and public health, Lord…
High Court of Australia upholds pioneering plain tobacco packaging law
Australia's plain packaging law, passed in parliament in November 2011, requires all tobacco sold in Australia after 1…
Turning the Tide on TB and HIV: See video of Prof Anthony Harries at the AIDS 2012 Conference
Read the news articles:
http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/hiv_tb_comorbidities_1667_22775.shtml
…New report on plain packaging of tobacco products in India / Australia
Policy Document on Plain Packaging
Executive Summary
Policy Brief
Training the trainers course disseminates knowledge about managing child TB
A child TB "Training of Trainers" course was recently held in Stellenbosch, South Africa for representative from the national…
In huge win for tobacco control, Batsa loses appeal on South African advertising ban
The Supreme Court of South Africa dismissed an appeal brought by British American Tobacco South Africa (Batsa) on 20 June 2012. The appeal…New use of a “forgotten” technique aids TB treatment monitoring in Bangladesh
For patients with increased risk of treatment failure or relapse, TB treatment monitoring is critical to provide early recognition of…
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