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…
Vietnam enacts comprehensive tobacco control law
One of the top 15 tobacco-using countries in the world has taken a stand for tobacco control. The Vietnam National Assembly passed the…Two years after repealing its smoking ban, Bulgaria adopts revised law
The Union has been working with The Bulgarian National Tobacco Control Coalition for more than a year to get the law…
Mandalay lab offers high-tech diagnostic services with The Union’s support
Funding for the equipment, renovations and training has come from grants to The Union's IHC Programme from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS…
New global tools for TB control: a new series in the IJTLD
New tools for global TB control: are we any closer? (editorial)
Diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug…
First TB-diabetes bi-directional screening pilot project completed
A 12-month pilot project testing the implementation of bi-directional screening for tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes…
Key outcomes on Rio+20
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Registration and hotel booking for the Union World Conference are now open!
Registration is now open for the 43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia…
The Union defends governments from tobacco industry interference
‘Ever since 1998, when tobacco companies were forced to make their documents public, we have had a very good idea of the tactics…First global target on non-communicable diseases demands a reduction in preventable deaths by 25% by 2025
The NCD Alliance, a global advocacy organization representing a network of more than 2,000 civil society organizations led a major…
The Bangladesh tax system and income rises have made smoking more affordable
The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh estimates that 57,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco use each year, about one…Using The Union’s ABC approach, BRAC’s project in Bangladesh sees 80% of TB patients quit smoking
The ABC approach comes from The Union guide Smoking Cessation and Smokefree Environments for Tuberculosis Patients. BRAC's intervention is…“Eye-opening” new clinical TB-HIV course offered for the first time in Colombia
The intensive course, which was held in Bogotá from 11 to 13 April 2012, is specifically designed for clinicians who work…
Failure to adopt targets will show world is not serious about tackling NCDs
NCDs are responsible for 60% of all global deaths. They are the leading cause of death in most high-income countries (80%-90%),…New publications offer a way forward for childhood TB research
There is an urgent need for improved TB diagnostics in children, since current diagnostics are not taking into account the specific…
China draws on The Union’s experience in Africa to develop its TB-HIV plan
The difference in the magnitude of TB in relation to HIV could not be greater than it is between China and southern Africa where more…
PHOTO STORY: TB case finding in Myanmar
{loadposition debug}The Union/MSF test a modified operational research course in Nepal
Since 2010, The Union and Médecins Sans Frontières have been offering a three-module course in operational research that has proved…
Silicosis is a continuing threat to Indian workers
Working in a safe, secure environment isn't a given in many places across India. For example, poor conditions in India's…
Grantees receive awards at tobacco control conference
Prof Elif Dağli, head of the Turkish National Coalition on Tobacco and Health (SSUK) was awarded one of the Bloomberg…
Abu Dhabi to host World Conference on Tobacco or Health in 2015
The Union coordinated the process that saw eight countries submit bids to host the 2015 WCTOH. Abu Dhabi was unanimously chosen based on…The Union welcomes Bloomberg Philanthropies' renewed commitment to global tobacco control
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