290,000
new TB cases and 26,000 TB deaths each year
28%
of adults smoke. The highest prevalence of tobacco smoking globally.
16%
of all deaths in adults over 30 attributable to tobacco use
The Union's Offices
The Union’s headquarters in Paris is the global cornerstone of the organisation, taking on a coordinating role, sets policy and provides financial oversight of the organisation. The Union Switzerland Office, based in Geneva, acts as the political convenor for The Union, working at a strategic level to influence global health policy through high-level discussion and partnership.
The Union Headquarters in Paris
68 Boulevard Saint-Michel
75006 Paris
France
Phone: (+33) 1 44 32 03 60
Fax: (+33) 1 43 29 90 87
The Union Switzerland Office
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Avenue Giuseppe Motta 31-33
1202 Genève
Switzerland
The Union has worked in Europe since 2006, providing grants and technical support to organisations working on tobacco control activities through the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI) Grants Program.
Members of The Union Europe 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 Europe Region is made up of more than 600 organisations and individuals.
Members in Europe initiated the first dedicated region Scientific Track, held at the Union World Conference on Lung Health. The sessions, developed in partnership with members of The Union’s Europe Region, shared experiences and challenges that are specific to the continent and invited delegates to focus on TB and lung health concerns that are particularly pressing in Europe.
UNION NEWS FROM THE Europe REGION
Impact of COVID-19 on patients with asthma
Letter to the editors of IJTLD exploring the outcomes of patients with asthma in Northern Italy, exploring whether SARS-CoV-2 affected their asthma.
Union welcomes EC authorisation of TB Alliance’s BPaL treatment for drug-resistant TB
The Union welcomes today’s announcement that a new treatment developed by TB Alliance has been approved by the European Commission (EC)…
How to demystify COVID-19 and reduce social stigma
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…
Collaboration in TB and COVID-19 control in Moscow
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…
Armenian parliament approves new tobacco control law
The Union lauds the Armenian Parliament which voted, on 11 February, in favor of a comprehensive tobacco control law. Among its most…
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,…