44%
burden of global TB incidence
192,000
drug-resistant TB cases
1.6mill
killed by tobacco each year
The Union's work in South-East Asia
Project Axshya
Between January 2018 and March 2020, The Union’s Project Axshya has facilitated the identification and testing of 730,000 people with presumptive TB, and the project provided sputum collection and transportation services to 320,000 people, resulting in 20,000 patients being diagnosed with TB.
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 South-East Asia Office
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
No.36, 27th Street between 72nd & 73rd Street
Chan Aye Thar Zan
Mandalay
Myanmar
Phone: (+95)2 4071082
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 more than 400 organisations and individuals.
UNION NEWS FROM THE South-East ASIA REGION
Indonesian District rejects industry calls to weaken tobacco control policies
The Union congratulates the Kulon Progo District Government in Indonesia, for rejecting calls from the tobacco industry affiliated…
Mortality of TB-COVID-19 coinfection in India
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…
Pakistan region makes critical progress in tobacco control sustainability
Located in northwest Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtoonkwhaa (KP) has traditionally been known as one of the country’s most important tobacco…
Indonesian Minister commits to support tobacco control initiatives
On Wednesday 30 December, Union Grantee, the Indonesian Children Protection Agency (LPAI), met virtually with the Coordinating Minister…
Indonesia: Leveraging COVID compliance to catalyse tobacco control
Spearheaded by The Union, two Indonesian cities are simultaneously tackling the COVID-19 virus and tobacco control violations by embedding smokefree monitoring into sanitation inspections.
Groundbreaking paper documents history of tobacco promotion in Indian television and cinema
Union experts co-author an important new study “Tobacco imagery in entertainment media: evolution of tobacco-free movies and television programmes rules in India.”