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
The Director’s Corner
A message from José Luis Castro on World Asthma Day 2016
Today on World Asthma Day on Tuesday 3 May is a moment to reflect on…
Rapid Rise of Diabetes Mellitus Takes World to Brink of Diabetes-TB Co-Epidemic
This World Health Day, 7 April, The Union calls on the global health community to confront the rising rates of diabetes mellitus. For…
Project piloting integrated TB-DM care kicks off in Zimbabwe and Uganda
The Union offices in Zimbabwe and Uganda have begun work on integrated tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus (TB-DM) care in the two…
Zimbabwe and Uganda partner in integrating tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus care
The Union Zimbabwe and Uganda offices recently received a two-year grant from the World Diabetes Foundation, which will support the…
The Union does groundwork to tackle TB-diabetes co-epidemic in Indonesia
Indonesia was the patron for the recent Bali summit on TB and diabetes organised by The Union and World Diabetes Foundation, as a…
The Union helps establish new NCD alliance in Southeast Asia
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated eight million lives are lost due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) each year…
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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