Our work on lung health and NCDs
The Union calls for policies and actions that contribute to improved lung health globally. We promote the importance of poverty reduction and address the social determinants of health to improve health outcomes worldwide.
The Union's priority areas are:
The Global Asthma Network
In collaboration with the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, The Union founded the Global Asthma Network (GAN) which published The Global Asthma Report 2018, an 88 page cutting edge State-of-the-Art report, with contributions from 53 experts around the globe.
Lung Health Union News
Union intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on health of refugees and migrants
Member States attending the World Health Assembly today discussed a report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants, and…
On 26 May Union to present ‘3P project’ at WHA side event: Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Agenda
Tomorrow, Friday 26 May, 12:30PM CEST, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) will participate with…
Global Charter for Lung Health launched at World Health Assembly, with a call for World Lung Day
The Union’s José Luis Castro today launched the world’s first Global Charter for Lung Health at a side event at the World Health…
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected Director-General of the World Health Organization
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) congratulates the new Director-General of the World Health…
The Union congratulates Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, newly elected Director-General of the World Health Organization
Today, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to a five-year term as the new…
The Director’s Corner
Shaping the future in order to widen healthcare access
A message from José Luis Castro at the 70th World Health Assembly
…The adult and child lung health section
Recently, this group of Union members collaborated with The Union’s Director of Lung Health to create The Union’s Strategic Plan for Lung Health 2020-2025. Two broad themes emerged as priorities: lung health across the life course; and lung health and well-being after TB.
Linked to the Strategic Plan, the section organised popular member webinars on ‘Lungs past and future: recognising and treating respiratory disease arising in early life’ and ‘Post TB lung disease – current state of the science.’
Lung health publications
The Union’s Director of Lung Health
BEING PART OF THE UNION IS BEING PART OF A MOVEMENT. A MOVEMENT FOCUSED ON ADVANCING SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY.