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
First-ever Global NCD Alliance Forum is held in Sharjah, UAE
The NCD Alliance is convening the first-ever Global NCD Alliance Forum from 13 to 15 November 2015 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE…
World Pneumonia Day 2015: raise awareness, promote interventions, generate action
World Pneumonia Day takes place every 12th of November to remind us all of the continuing and urgent need to raise awareness of the…
Panel discusses NCD challenges in the Asia-Pacific
The Union recently participated in a panel on the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the Sanofi Partners in Patient…
Bali Summit: Coordinated TB-diabetes treatment needed across all levels of the health system
“We have the ability and responsibility to address a growing public health crisis that needs urgent action. I am here to say we at The…
Indonesian government signs historic Bali Declaration targeting looming co-epidemic of TB and diabetes
New data show 1 in 4 people with TB also have diabetes in hot spots in India
After convening a two-day Summit this week in Bali…
Taking action against TB-diabetes
A message from Executive Director Jose Luis Castro
Last week the World Health Organization released new data showing that TB has…
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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