Our work on lung health and NCDs
The Union calls for policies and actions that contribute to improved lung health globally. We promote the importance of poverty reduction and address the social determinants of health to improve health outcomes worldwide.
The Union's priority areas are:
IJTLD CRD
Launching in 2026, IJTLD CRC is The Union's new Open Access journal for the latest research on chronic respiratory diseases.
We welcome submissions on the development of diagnostics and treatments for the care, management and rehabilitation of patients with respiratory disease.
The Global Asthma Network
In collaboration with the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, The Union founded the Global Asthma Network (GAN) which published The Global Asthma Report 2018, an 88 page cutting edge State-of-the-Art report, with contributions from 53 experts around the globe.
Lung Health Union News
José Luis Castro highlights the urgent need to address non-communicable disease in Cuba and the world
On 16 November José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director, spoke at the 7th National Congress of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Cuba…
The Union and World Diabetes Foundation release documentary for World Diabetes Day
Tuberculosis and diabetes work hand-in-hand, presenting a major global health challenge. Having diabetes makes a person three times…
The Director’s Corner
DM-TB – the convergence of two epidemics
A message from José Luis Castro for World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2016
Just…
World Pneumonia Day 2016: Keep the promise. Stop pneumonia now.
Each year, on 12th of November, World Pneumonia Day highlights the continuing and urgent need to raise awareness of the number one…
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region in Lima, Peru, opened today with presentations focusing on the current situation…
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concludes
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concluded its four day programme under the theme “Confronting Resistance:…
The adult and child lung health section
Recently, this group of Union members collaborated with The Union’s Director of Lung Health to create The Union’s Strategic Plan for Lung Health 2020-2025. Two broad themes emerged as priorities: lung health across the life course; and lung health and well-being after TB.
Linked to the Strategic Plan, the section organised popular member webinars on ‘Lungs past and future: recognising and treating respiratory disease arising in early life’ and ‘Post TB lung disease – current state of the science.’
Lung health publications
Lung health expert and Union member
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