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One of a series of articles forming a special supplement in PHA on antimicrobial resistance in Nepal.

One of a series of articles forming a special supplement in PHA on antimicrobial resistance in Nepal.

One of a series of articles forming a special supplement in PHA on antimicrobial resistance in Nepal.

The Bill to ban heated tobacco products in Hong Kong has been delayed, causing the authors to write to the IJTLD highlighting the risks of introducing new tobacco products. The preprint is free to read.

• The Union with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and partner organisations have written to the World Health Organization (WHO) to call on WHO to proceed with the rapid publication and dissemination of the 2021 update to the WHO Global Air Quality…

Registration for the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health is now open

• This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, yet the fight to end tuberculosis (TB) remains.

  The Union calls on governments and donor agencies to increase investment in TB vaccine research and development (R&D). The US $1.2…

On 18 July 1921, a newborn baby received a dose of an experimental vaccine called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Fast forward 100 years and it is the most widely used vaccine globally – billions of children have been vaccinated and countless…

In this State of the Art, the authors reviewed the literature on thromboembolic adverse events reported after vaccination for COVID-19, and review the benefits and risks of the vaccines approved for use. The preprint is free to read.

• This week, The Union conducted capacity building training for community volunteers in Myanmar to improve their counselling skills by sharing best practices.

  The two-day training course aims to enhance successful re-engagement into the community by people living with…

On 18th July 2021, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first use of the BCG vaccine for TB. An Editorial in IJTLD discusses BCG’s efficacy, heterologous protection and controversial link with COVID-19. The preprint is free to read.…

An Editorial for IJTLD highlights the importance of TB preventive treatment (TPT) and the launch by WHO, governments, civil society and other partners of a ‘Call to Action’ for broader access to TPT for those in need. The article is free to…

In this Correspondence accepted article for IJTLD, the authors found a 67.4% decrease in testing, a 66.9% decrease in bacteriologically confirmed (bac+) diagnosis and a 58.9% decrease in diagnosis of all forms TB. The preprint is free to read…

In this recently accepted article for IJTLD, the authors found that RR-TB diagnosis decreased by 21–38% following the start of the pandemic. The results are disturbing and suggest that COVID-19 has had a sustained impact at a time when…

• In its fight against lifesaving tobacco control policies—increased taxes, larger pictorial health warnings, and advertising bans—the tobacco industry frequently argues that such measures will cripple the livelihoods of tobacco farming households. This couldn’t be further from…

• Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases and their four primary shared risk factors—tobacco, poor diet, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol—plague the Caribbean, serving as leading causes of…

New, significant and innovative findings in TB, COVID19, Lung Health (Submissions closed; Notifications on acceptance/non acceptance sent)

• After nearly a decade, the commitment and perseverance of tobacco control advocates including The Union will dramatically alter Jakarta’s implementation of smokefree, TAPS bans, and tobacco product bans at point-of-sale locations. On 9 June, the Governor of Jakarta issued a…

• On 1 June, The Union, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Association of all Indonesia Health Offices (ADINKES), and the WHO held a high-level webinar to commemorate World No Tobacco Day and launch the WHO’s “Commit to Quit” campaign…

Basic and translational TB research
(Submissions are closed; View TBScience Programme here)

Inspire, engage and give a voice to the community (Submissions are closed; View Community Connect Schedule here)

• The Centre for Operational Research at The Union, working in close collaboration with the National TB Programme and National AIDS Programme in Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe as well as the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases at WHO (TDR) and Vital…

This desk guide outlines a comprehensive approach to respiratory health, which health facilities can adapt and implement in resource-limited settings. Its development was supported by a review committee consisting of Union members with…