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
Pediatric HIV management training held in Myanmar
The Union recently offered a two-day course on clinical management of HIV in children in Mandalay, Myanmar. More than 50 doctors…
Government of Pakistan establishes first provincial tobacco control cell
In 2011, Pakistan transferred responsibility for health and tobacco control issues from the federal to the provincial governments. This…
US $30.45 million from the Global Fund for Project Axshya in India
With some two million new cases of tuberculosis annually, India bears the highest TB burden in the world, and has among the highest…
TB case finding project in Myanmar receives US $9.6 million from the Global Fund
Since 2005, The Union Office in Mandalay has been providing TB services in Myanmar, one of 22 countries with the highest levels of TB. …
Workshop examines past TB operational research to identify new applications
TB experts gathered in New Delhi in August to review two decades of operational research conducted in India with the goals of…
Philippe Clevenbergh: An impatient man tackles HIV in Myanmar
Philippe Clevenbergh never imagined he would end up living in Myanmar when he came to The Union in 2004. He was a busy physician…