1,060,000
TB incidence in Indonesia in 2022
31,000
drug-resistant TB incidence in Philippines in 2022
13,600
deaths from TB in Vietnam in 2022
Members of The Union Asia Pacific 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 Asia Pacific Region is made up of close to 400 individuals and organisations.
Our work in Asia Pacific
The 9th Asia Pacific Region Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (APRC 2024), will take place from 26 – 29 April 2024 at Taipei International Convention Centre in Taipei, Taiwan. With the theme of “Shaping a Safer World through high-quality holistic healthcare”, the program will include the fields of tuberculosis, emerging respiratory infectious disease, universal health coverage and environmental factors on communicable disease (especially tuberculosis) and non-communicable disease, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and interstitial lung disease.
For more information, please visit the conference website www.aprc2024.org
UNION NEWS FROM THE Asia pacific REGION
Dr Gan Quan: Reaching critical mass for China’s national tobacco control law
In 2009 when Gan Quan began working for The Union in China, few people had heard of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention…
Operational research course offered in the Asia Pacific
To build research capacity in the Pacific region, a SORT IT operational research (OR) course is being offered under the aegis of The…
The Union does groundwork to tackle TB-diabetes co-epidemic in Indonesia
Indonesia was the patron for the recent Bali summit on TB and diabetes organised by The Union and World Diabetes Foundation, as a…
Union courses strengthen skill in DR-TB management
Each year The Union offers technical courses to strengthen capacity in clinical and programmatic management of all forms of drug-…
Bridging the gaps in the Mekong's fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
“There are substantial barriers to accessing TB services for those who live in the townships and villages of Yunnan Province,” says Dr…
The Union helps establish new NCD alliance in Southeast Asia
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated eight million lives are lost due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) each year…