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
Targeted screening campaign aims to reduce TB in mining populations in Zimbabwe
The Union has started an active screening campaign for high-risk groups in 18 districts in Zimbabwe, including miners – who have some of…
First Stephen Lawn Memorial Lectures held in advance of World TB Day in London and Cape Town
The Steve Lawn Memorial Fund was set up to commemorate Professor Stephen David Lawn, who died last September. His work contributed…
Zimbabwe premiere for new film to raise awareness and challenge TB stigma
A new feature film, The Lucky Specials, which aims to demystify tuberculosis (TB) and educate diverse audiences about the disease…
Abstracts now being accepted online for Union Africa Region conference
Online submission of abstracts is now open for the 20th Union Africa Region Conference, which will be held in Accra, Ghana, from 10-13…
Union study in Francophone Africa combats childhood TB
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most urgent challenges facing the lung health community and is made particularly challenging…
The Union supports at-risk populations through active case finding in DR Congo
The Union DR Congo Office has issued its latest statistics for a project operating active case finding in high risk communities, in…