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)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
Volunteers combat stigma and assist with treatment adherence in Myanmar
The Union’s Programme to Increase Catchment of Tuberculosis Suspects (PICTS) works with the National Tuberculosis Programme to address…
Nepal hosts regional tobacco control leadership programme
Policymakers, civil society and media from across the South East Asia region attended a multi-day course in Kathmandu, Nepal, designed…
MPOWER Bangladesh: National conference urges progress on core tobacco control polices
A high-level conference held in Dhaka framed the urgent need to reduce tobacco use with stark statistics: 59 percent of premature deaths…
Counselling services improve treatment adherence in India
Newly released data from the Indian Government’s 2017 Tuberculosis Report shows that Project Axshya’s counselling interventions for…
New project in Myanmar aims to double TB detection rates
The Union is extending tuberculosis (TB) support to the National TB Programme (NTP) and the network of community health workers and…
Extensive volunteer network improves TB services among tribal populations in India
The Union’s Project Axshya is working with an active network of 15,000 volunteers, mobilised throughout the country to address the needs…