Australia’s plain tobacco packaging bill is a “first”
In a worldwide "first", Australia passed a Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill on 21 November that limits the colour and branding on tobacco…
Encouraging five-year progress report on tobacco control
A five-year report highlighting progress under the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI) has been released by the US-based…The Union elects new President and Board Members
The Union Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of Dr E Jane Carter (USA) as the new President of The Union. The…
In memoriam: Honorary Union Member Djilali Larbaoui
A former professor of pneumophtisiology at the Faculty of Medicine of Algiers, Prof Larbaoui was the first president of the Algerian…Prof John F Murray is awarded The Union Medal
Prof John F Murray (USA) was awarded The Union’s highest honour – The Union Medal – at the General Assembly closing the 42nd Union World…
Three new Honorary Members of The Union named
Three individuals with highly diverse backgrounds and interests were named Honorary Members of The Union at the General Assembly closing…
2011 Awards Ceremony honours achievements in TB and HIV
2011 Awards Ceremony honours achievements in TB and HIV
Outstanding contributions in the fields of TB and HIV were honoured at an…
Prof S Bertel Squire, President of The Union, welcomed delegates to Lille
Welcome, everyone, to this 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, here in Lille. It’s a pleasure to see such a full hall today for…
Highlights of the 42nd Union World Conference in Lille
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Prof Asma El Sony speaks on behalf of The Union at UN Summit on NCDs
Prof Asma El Sony of Sudan, Past President of The Union, represented The Union at the UN High-Level Meeting…
The Union hosts Child TB in NTP workshop in Singapore
Many of the high-burden TB countries are in the Asia Pacific region, and so the burden of child TB is also likely to be high. However,…Chile now allows more effective health warnings for tobacco products
The signing of Supreme Decree No. 39 by President Sebastián Piñeira and the Health Minister Jaime Mañalich will result in the development…M&E team visits newest IHC site in Myanmar
With the support of the 3 Diseases Fund and the Global Fund round IX, three additional Integrated HIV Care sites opened this year. Among…Union OR fellow named Junior Outstanding African Scientist
Tweya was selected on the basis of his research work in Malawi since 2006, when he began participating in a national…
Launching Public Health Action (PHA) – the voice for operational research
The first issue of The Union's new open access, online journal, Public Health Action (PHA), is currently launching…
Improving the survival of children with HIV and lung disease
Lung diseases, and especially pneumonia, are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children infected with HIV in low-income…
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