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
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)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 organisational and individual members.
UNION NEWS FROM THE South-East ASIA REGION
Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation pulls out of tobacco industry-sponsored event for students
The finale of British American Tobacco Bangladesh’s [BATB] student competition ‘Battle of Minds 2017’ lost its guest of honour, Mayor…
“In Myanmar, The Union works with tens of thousands of patients whose lives depend on the treatment services we provide.” Nick Southern, Country Director, Myanmar
Ian Nicholas ‘Nick’ Southern has been Country Director for The Union’s office in Myanmar since January 2016. Originally from…
World AIDS Day 2017, The Union’s HIV work in Myanmar
On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2017, The Union joins with campaigners around the world to raise awareness about HIV and the…
The first World NCD Congress gathers leaders from across sectors in Chandigarh, India
The first World NCD Congress 2017 was held in Chandigarh, India, on 4-6 November, 2017 with the theme Preventing Non-Communicable…
Bangladesh’s Health Development Surcharge builds a sustainable fund for a new national tobacco control programme
The government of Bangladesh has secured sustainable funding for tobacco control and non-communicable disease prevention with a new…
Health camps bring tuberculosis screening services to tribal populations in India
More than 84 remote tribal villages have been reached with tuberculosis (TB) screening in Khunti district, Jharkhand, through the use of…