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• At a meeting on 31 March, newly appointed Makassar Mayor Mr Ramadhan Pomanto urged the 1.5 million residents of Eastern Indonesia’s largest city to work together on a COVID-19 recovery program. “There are 11 key elements of the Makassar recovery program,” he explained, noting…

In this recently accepted article for IJTLD, the authors performed a cohort-comparison study to assess Pretomanid in a regimen to treat drug-resistant TB: patients receiving the BPaL regimen had a significantly better 6-month post-treatment…

In this recently accepted Review for IJTLD, the authors summarise the evidence available at a country level, identifying broad mechanisms by which COVID-19 may modify TB burden and mitigation efforts.

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• Tobacco industry interference in public health policies is not new but has, over the past few years, significantly intensified in Mexico. To document the scale and scope of the industry’s tactics, Ethos Public Lab, a Union grantee, spent a year conducting five comprehensive…

• The Jharkhand legislative assembly approved, on 22 March, an important amendment to national legislation—The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA)—that will strengthen tobacco control and protect the state’s 39 million people.

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In the lead up to World TB Day, an article in PHA calls for increased funding and renewed leadership to coordinate the global fight against TB. A relatively small investment in TB control has the potential to transform TB care, saving millions…

• In 2015 the Bangladesh government began to levy a 1 percent Health Development Surcharge (HDS) for all tobacco products, an amount of over BDT 600 Cr (~$71M) per year. The funds collected were intended to support key government programs including tobacco control and NCD…

• The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), together with the University of Cape Town and The Union, pays tribute to Professor Stephen Lawn with a lecture in his honour. This year's memorial lecture entitled "The ongoing clinical challenges posed by…

This study reports on the rate of co-infection with influenza A in a cohort of COVID-19 patients and its impact on the clinical course and outcome.

• Convening 229 participants, Jakarta’s provincial government held a virtual inter-departmental seminar on 18 February to enhance a whole of government approach to tobacco control, even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The session built accountability and commitments from all…

The authors investigate the potential impact of COVID-19 on people with RR-TB.

Hear from tobacco control implementation experts who share their experiences of achieving high compliance with tobacco control laws, through real-world case studies.

The Tobacco Control Implementation Hub is a one-stop shop for tobacco control policy implementation and enforcement resources.

Hear from tobacco control implementation experts who share their experiences of achieving high compliance with tobacco control laws, through real-world case studies.

Hear from tobacco control implementation experts who share their experiences of achieving high compliance with tobacco control laws, through real-world case studies.

Sessions and abstracts must be submitted under one of the official tracks for the conference

Widen your knowledge with a range of interesting courses and workshops. First course takes place on September 28.

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The authors highlight the use of community testing as a means of addressing the impact of COVID-19 on TB diagnosis.

The Union World Conference will take place from 19-22 October. Wherever you are in the world, join us to know, share and act to find solutions to the biggest issues in lung health for this new era.

• The Union congratulates the Kulon Progo District Government in Indonesia, for rejecting calls from the tobacco industry affiliated Federation of Cigarette, Food and Beverage Worker’s Unions of Indonesia to revise its local tobacco control policies. During a public discussion…