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 Pneumonia Day: Stopping the world’s leading killer of children under five
The 6th annual World Pneumonia Day on Wednesday, 12 November aims to highlight the fact that pneumonia remains the world’s leading…
Preliminary Data Show High Success Rate for Dramatically Shortened Multidrug-resistant TB Treatment Option
Thursday, 30 October, 2014, Barcelona, Spain – A nine-month treatment regiment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) appears to…
Will the Ebola epidemic in West Africa impact The Union conference?
As the Union World Conference in Barcelona approaches, many Union members and other conference attendees are curious to know if and how…
Long-time Union member Simon Schaaf honoured by South African government
Prof Simon Schaaf has received the National Order of Mapungubwe (silver) for excellence in the field of medical sciences from South…
Riitta Dlodlo: A leader in TB and HIV, every step of the way
Dr Riitta Dlodlo’s career as a physician in Zimbabwe began in 1982 when HIV/AIDS was just beginning and tuberculosis (TB) was…
With 75% of patients now enrolled in the STREAM MDR-TB trial, investigators meet to discuss progress and next steps
With three-quarters of the expected patients now enrolled in the STREAM clinical trial of a shortened MDR-TB regimen, investigators and…