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
World Diabetes Day – the Union’s ongoing work to defeat a growing global threat
On World Diabetes Day, we want to highlight our work on a pilot tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus (TB-DM) project in Kampala, Uganda and…
STREAM Clinical Trial begins community engagement in Uganda in preparation for trial enrolment
The STREAM Clinical Trial is set to begin patient enrolment in a new trial site in Uganda shortly. In preparation for this, the STREAM…
The Union partners with Zimbabwe Government to bring operational research training to National TB Programme
The Union, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care, conducted the first national SORT IT course for…
The Union helps rebuild health systems in Ebola-affected countries through operational research
On 21 June 2017, a supplement was published in Public Health Action describing the effect of the Ebola outbreak on health systems…
“We are more powerful if we work together,” civil society speaks out at the 20th Conference of The Union Africa Region
The 20th Conference of The Union Africa Region in Ghana saw significant interaction and input from civil society campaigners.
A…
20th Union Africa Region Conference opens with international press conference
A press conference held to mark the opening day of the 20th Union Africa Region Conference in Accra, Ghana, was attended by 22 media…