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
The Union brings mobile testing centres to Mandalay
Mobile TB screening and health information centres bring vital tuberculosis (TB) services to some 600 people in hard-to-reach areas…
Faith-based initiative improves access to TB care for India’s Muslim populations
Working with religious leaders in India’s Muslim community, The Union’s Project Axshya has reached local religious schools, called…
European Members of Parliament convene to accelerate political progress against tuberculosis
Parliamentarians from 12 European and Central Asian countries convened in Bratislava from 24-26 June for the European TB Summit, issuing…
Rural healthcare providers vital to reducing TB burden in India
The Union, in collaboration with the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, is working with local communities to train rural healthcare providers (…
The Union expands community-based MDR-TB care through Global Fund grant
The Community-Based Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Care project, implemented through The Union Office in Myanmar, has been…
The Union highlights media’s role in ending TB in India
The Union, working with a group of medical experts, highlighted the important role the media plays in bringing an end to tuberculosis (…