2,480,000
TB incidence in 2022
424,000
deaths from TB in 2022
325,000
children under 15 with TB in 2022
Our work in Africa
TREAT TB
Read more about TREAT TB (Technology, Research, Education and Technical Assistance for Tuberculosis), an ambitious initiative that was launched by The Union, seeking to contribute new knowledge regarding shorter, more tolerable treatment regimens for MDR-TB.
The Union has worked in Africa since 2006, providing grants and tobacco control technical support through the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI) Grants Program.
Since 2002, The Union Uganda Office provides technical assistance to the National TB and Leprosy Programme in Uganda to strengthen interventions for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). The Union works with implementing partners across Uganda’s health system structure, providing TB and TB-HIV training.
Members of The Union Africa Region
The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's deep understanding of local issues.
The Union Africa Region is made up of both organisational and individual members.
UNION NEWS FROM THE africa REGION
International Women's Day 2024: Dr Keren Middelkoop
On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for…
International Women's Day 2024: Evaline Kibuchi
On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for…
More focus needed on child and adolescent TB in Sub-Saharan Africa
A review of child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) management in nine Sub-Saharan African countries has found that all national plans…
Barriers to TB preventive treatment remain in Uganda, despite improvements
New research shows barriers to accessing tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment remain in Uganda, even though coverage is high amongst many people living with HIV.
Reference des cas de traumatisme par arme à feu en Afrique
An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA assesses the factors influencing the unfavourable outcome of cases referred for firearm trauma in a war-torn African country.
Contribution des diagnostics au points de service dans l’identification de la maladie à VIH avancée
An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA assesses point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for the early detection of advanced HIV disease (AHD), and in its presence, TB and cryptococcosis, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)