18%
of global TB cases occur in Western Pacific region
1mil
die from cardiovascular disease caused by tobacco use
80%
of all deaths are caused by NCDs
Our work in Asia Pacific
The Union’s Asia Pacific Office provides technical assistance, research and training programmes in tobacco control, tuberculosis, and non-communicable diseases.
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.
Hundreds of delegates from across the Asia Pacific region came together in Manila, Philippines, under the theme 'Unity in Diversity' for a wide range of sessions and symposia, covering TB and other respiratory diseases at the 7th Conference of the Union Asia Pacific Region.
Organised by Union members, the conference brings together experts to discuss regional perspectives of the strategic fight to end TB.
UNION NEWS FROM THE Asia pacific REGION
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Myanmar’s capital city issues new tobacco control decree
Myanmar’s capital city, Nay Pyi Taw, has issued a decree extending the requirements specified by the country’s national tobacco control…
Nominations open for Union Awards 2020
Nominations are now being received for The Union Awards, to be presented at the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health in Seville,…
Including people-centred interventions in The Global Fund Allocation Cycle 2020-2022: Webinars
This week The Union and partners, APCASO, Asia-Pacific Platform on Community Rights and Gender, Partners In Health, RESULTS UK, RESULTS…
Tobacco Farmers call for strengthened tobacco control in Indonesia
The Indonesia Multicultural Farmers Forum – formed in 2018 with support from The Union and the Muhammadiyah Tobacco Control Support…