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 No Tobacco Day 2014 around the globe
31 May 2014 saw Union offices and grantees across the globe recognising and celebrating recent developments in tobacco control. Many…
Anna Nakanwagi: Leading The Union's fight against TB and HIV in Uganda
Until Dr Anna Nakanwagi went to work with Uganda’s National TB and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) as a public health graduate student…
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. …