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
Union Zimbabwe Office holds media engagement workshops to decrease stigma and encourage accurate reporting
The Union Zimbabwe Office conducted a series of media engagement activities with health journalists and senior editors from national…
Operational Research courses in Africa strengthen health systems through capacity building
The Union’s Centre for Operational Research recently ran two SORT IT courses in Kenya and Uganda to equip public health professionals…
Global Fund awards Zimbabwe US$ 502 million to support HIV, TB and malaria elimination
The Global Fund has awarded Zimbabwe a new grant totalling US$ 502 million in healthcare funding to support HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and…
$100,000 landmark donation will aid The Union’s programmatic and advocacy work on childhood TB
The Union is delighted to announce that its work in childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been significantly boosted by the generous gift of…
Union as WCTOH secretariat encourages delegates to save water during Cape Town conference
Cape Town and the Western Cape is currently experiencing a significant drought, however we are able to confirm that the 17th World…
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Michael R. Bloomberg to participate in WCTOH
The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, 7-9 March 2018, announced today the…