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
Incoming President of The Union, Professor Guy Marks shares his vision for the future
Earlier this month, at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, in Hyderabad, India, The Union welcomed new President, Professor…
The Union’s CETA project launched to support TB elimination in Africa
The Union launched the Contributing to the Elimination of Tuberculosis in Africa project (CETA), a new project aiming to eliminate…
The Union’s TBData4Action method is designated a ‘best practice’ in Kenya
A Union method has been designated a ‘best practice to improve data for decision-making in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis’…
The Child and Adolescent TB Centre of Excellence
The Union is launching the Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis (TB) Centre of Excellence in Uganda, to promote collaboration and learning…
“We look forward to a world free of TB which we know we will achieve with the right political, technical and financial will.”
Dr Christopher Zishiri, Director of The Union Zimbabwe Office, has a positive view of the future, much of which stems from the…
The Union congratulates Chad on adopting policy preventing tobacco industry interference
The Government of Chad has adopted a draft decree to prevent tobacco industry interference in policy-making, in line with Article 5.3 of…