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
“In Zimbabwe, we have shifted perception of TB from a hard-sell story to a necessary subject that needs to be talked about.”
As Communications Officer for The Union’s Zimbabwe Office, Paidamoyo Magaya works on the front line of some of the world’s most…
The Union’s Zoonotic TB Sub-section launched life saving project in Nigeria
On World TB Day, a member of the Union’s Zoonotic Tuberculosis (TB) Sub-section launched a project to raise awareness of zoonotic TB (…
“People – and their children – need our projects to continue, uninterrupted, and at a high quality. Without consistent funding, that becomes precarious and lives and livelihoods are threatened”
John Paul Dongo, Acting Director, The Union Uganda Office, and ‘Achiever’ profile for March
John Paul Dongo is leading…
Progress against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a story from Benin
Timothé Danon knows the Benin National TB Programme (NTP) all too well – he and four of his family members were all treated for…
“I started to apply the short treatment regimen in my new country. Most of my patients are now cured and we maintain a durable friendship with them and their families.”
Alberto Piubello, Co-ordinator, The Union’s Drug Resistant TB Programme
Treating patients under a mango tree in Niger…
Largest ever whole-of-population study on the impact of TB and HIV interventions on the burden of TB launched in sub-Saharan African communities
The Union is part of a new EUR 12.9 million project that has been launched today, measuring the impact of a combination TB and HIV…