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• A new study has identified lower than expected tuberculosis notifications in prisons across Europe and the Americas during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  Amy Zheng, Lena Faust and Leo Martinez led a multi-author group, including Prof Anthony Harries, Senior Advisor at…

• In an era where budget cuts and financial constraints are increasingly impacting the healthcare sector, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) supports health care professionals worldwide.

  Training, capacity building, and refresher…

• These courses are meticulously designed by leading experts in the field and are accessible to health care professionals across the globe. Whether you are a physician, nurse, or allied health professional, our courses provide valuable insights and practical knowledge that can…

• Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became many different things to many different people: a membership organisation, a scientific body, an implementation partner, and an advocacy and…

• Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became many different things to many different people: a membership organisation, a scientific body, an implementation partner, and an advocacy and…

• Last week, the ‘India Innovation Summit- Pioneering solutions to End TB’ was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

  The Summit, inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel, brought together more than 1,400 key stakeholders…

• During The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024, Prof Jane Carter received The Union’s highest honour – the Union Medal – alongside Dr Razia Kaniz Fatima. The prestigious award recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to lung health by their leadership…

• A multi-country study aiming to improve the retention of people in different phases of care for TB prevention across South-East Asia is underway.

  The study is being undertaken in selected districts of India, Bhutan, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is led by the…

• The Union calls for the prioritisation of finding and treating everyone with tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden settings.

  24 March 2025

  On World TB Day 2025, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) calls on all stakeholders (…

• The Union has launched a project to evaluate the effectiveness of a new strategy to find more people with undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) in Bangui, Central African Republic.

  For the first time in Francophone Africa, The Union and the Central African Republic National…

In this Short Communication (to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA), the authors explain why the Ministry of Health in India should make cancer a notifiable disease.

• Message from Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino of Japan, Honorary Member of The Union:

  World TB Day is the day when we must all renew our commitment to ending tuberculosis as agreed by the international community.

  “The latest statistics on…

Ahead of World TB Day, we present an article that assesses the burden of multimorbidity and the effectiveness of referral pathways  at the start of TB treatment across Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Ahead of World TB Day, we present an article that assesses disability, comorbidities and risk factors after TB treatment in China.

• Last year, Nidhi Bansal was appointed as Country Director for The Union India Office. Nidhi has worked extensively in India on pressing social development challenges and in several countries across Asia, Africa and North America on issues spanning health, education,…

• Prof Katharina Kranzer was recently appointed as Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee, which develops the scientific programme of The Union World Conference on Lung Health.

  Katharina is a clinical microbiologist and epidemiologist. Currently based in Zimbabwe…

• In March 2023, Dr Rebecca Nantanda and two other Union members founded the Childhood Pneumonia Working Group, with the aim to drive advocacy and capacity building for childhood pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries.

  Rebecca is a paediatrician, Senior Research…

• At The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024, Dr Razia Kaniz Fatima received The Union’s highest honour – the Union Medal – alongside Prof Jane Carter. The prestigious award recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to lung health by their leadership,…