4,850,000
TB incidence in 2022
170,000
drug-resistant TB incidence in 2022
99,000
TB cases in people with HIV in 2022
The Union's work in South-East Asia
Project Axshya
In collaboration with local partners and over 15,000 community volunteers, The Union provided innovative tuberculosis (TB) interventions designed to serve traditionally hard-to-reach and at-risk populations in India.
Integrated HIV Care Programme - Myanmar
Through its Integrated HIV Care (IHC) Programme, The Union Office in Myanmar currently provides services to nearly 34,000 People Living with HIV, more than 33,400 of which are taking antiretroviral treatment.
The Union's Offices
The Union South-East Asia Office was The Union’s first region office, located in India. The Union Office in Myanmar located in Mandalay provides HIV and TB-HIV programmes.
The Union Office in India
C-6, Qutub Institutional Area
110016 New Delhi
India
Phone: (+91) 11 46 054 400
Phone: (+91) 11 46 054 430 / 429
The Union Office in Myanmar
Ma-10/41-42, 64th St, between 101st & 102nd St
Chan Mya Thar Zi
Mandalay
Myanmar
Phone: (+95) 9 409973377, (+95)9 944973377
Members of The Union South-East Asia 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 South-East Asia Region is made up of organisational and individual members.
UNION NEWS FROM THE South-East ASIA REGION
Accelerating TB elimination through innovation in India
Last week, the ‘India Innovation Summit- Pioneering solutions to End TB’ was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
The Summit,…
Enhancing TB prevention across South-East Asia
A multi-country study aiming to improve the retention of people in different phases of care for TB prevention across South-East Asia is…
The rationale for cancer to be made a notifiable disease in India
In this Short Communication (to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA), the authors explain why the Ministry of Health in India should make cancer a notifiable disease.
MESSAGE FROM HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCESS AKISHINO OF JAPAN, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE UNION
Message from Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino of Japan, Honorary Member of The Union:
World TB Day is the…
New strategy to help find more people with TB in Central African Republic
The Union has launched a project to evaluate the effectiveness of a new strategy to find more people with undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB)…