1mil
die of tuberculosis
8mil
die from tobacco
500,000
children die of pneumonia
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 workshop aids collaboration on child TB across francophone Africa
The Union recently brought together national tuberculosis programme (NTP) managers and pediatricians from eight francophone African…
Guinea Conakry expands campaign against MDR-TB with support from The Union MDR-TB Unit
In late 2013, Guinea Conakry was set to scale up its efforts to address multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) with support from The…
The Union’s TB CARE project lights up TB-HIV clinics in Zimbabwe with solar power
The introduction of solar power in 23 clinics offering TB-HIV integrated services with support from The Union Zimbabwe Office has…
Zimbabwe PHC clinics cascade TB-HIV care successfully: The story of Phakama Clinic
Phakama Clinic is one of the 23 urban clinics supported since 2012 through The Union’s TB CARE project in 17 urban areas of Zimbabwe. …
Study in IJTLD on treatment of TB and HIV/AIDS receives wide attention
Patients who have multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are more likely to live if they receive antiretroviral treatment rapidly…
Leadership change for The Union Zimbabwe Office
Christopher Zishiri
Barnet Nyathi
Dr Zishiri is a Zimbabwean medical doctor with post-graduate…