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
Update on the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Child and Adolescent TB Centre of Excellence
The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Child and Adolescent TB Centre of Excellence (COE) is a virtual platform for sharing best practices,…
The Union launches project to improve TB preventive treatment in Uganda
A research project has been launched to explore how tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment can be improved for people living with HIV,…
Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: The latest guidance from WHO
Treatment of multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is difficult. Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang, Senior Consultant at The Union, discusses the World Health Organization's latest rapid communication.
Professeur Badoum et Docteur Koura nous parlent de la rapide communication de l’OMS sur le traitement de la TB multirésistante
Professeur Gisèle Badoum, Consultante à l’Union International contre la Tuberculose et les Maladies Respiratoires et…
The Union launched 29th edition of important TB course
This week, The Union launched the 29th edition of Cours International pour la lutte contre la Tuberculose. This training…
Protecting vulnerable people from TB across Francophone Africa
The implementation of contact investigation in eight Francophone Africa countries has helped protect children and people living with HIV…