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• The Union presents awards at the annual Union World Conference and the General Assembly of members, which usually takes place during the conference.

• The Union Medal, The Union's highest honour, and Honorary Membership are awards given by the membership through the Board of Directors. Both recognise very distinguished careers in TB and lung health and long-time involvement in The Union.

  The Karel Styblo…

• Since 1904, lung health associations have raised millions of dollars in funds for lung diseases by selling Christmas or TB seals. The Union historically honoured these important fundraising and public-awareness campaigns by inviting Heritage and Organisational Members to…

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75001 Paris
France

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1260 Nyon
Switzerland

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• The Union has worked in Africa since 2006, providing grants and tobacco control technical support through the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI) Grants Program.

  The Union’s work in this region has led to major tobacco control policy achievements,…

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Nakasero Hill Kampala
P.O. Box 16094 Wandegeya, Uganda

Phone: (+256) 414 341 604
Fax: (+256) 414 341 598

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• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• Read The Union's most recent Annual Reports, showing the work we have done and the impact we have achieved around the world in recent years.

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union has worked in Africa since 2006, providing grants and tobacco control technical support through the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI) Grants Program.

• Since 2002, The Union Uganda Office provides technical assistance to the National TB and Leprosy Programme in Uganda to strengthen interventions for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). The Union works with implementing partners across Uganda’s health…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The Union is divided into seven regions to provide a platform for addressing lung health and related issues from a regional perspective. This structure offers members opportunities to network with colleagues who face the same regional challenges and contributes to The Union's…

• The 9th Asia Pacific Region Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (APRC 2024), will take place from 26 – 29 April 2024 at Taipei International Convention Centre in Taipei, Taiwan. With the theme of “Shaping a Safer World through high…

• Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control and NCDs Prevention (APCAT) was established in 2016 by The Union Asia Pacific Office in Singapore as a network and forum for subnational leaders working to advance tobacco control in the region. Members…

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110016 New Delhi
India

Phone: (+91) 11 46 054 400
Phone: (+91) 11 46 054 430 / 429

southeastasia@theunion.org

Around 43% of the adult population use tobacco. Roughly half of tobacco users smoke while the remainder use smokeless forms of tobacco. Men overwhelmingly smoke more (45% of men smoke compared to 1.5% women); smokeless tobacco is particularly popular among women. Bidi, which are…

30% of the world’s smokers live in China. Over 300 million adults in China smoke tobacco. The smoking rate in China is one of the highest in the world, with 52.9% of adult males and 2.4% of adult women being current smokers. This startlingly high rate among men leads to over 1.3…

Despite being a global leader in tobacco control, Brazil still has nearly 23 million smokers (14.7 % of the population). 18.9% of men and 11% of women smoke. Approximately 14.4% of adults are exposed to second-hand smoke in their workplace and 14.7% of adults are exposed to…

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Chan Mya Thar Zi
Mandalay
Myanmar

Phone: (+95) 9 409973377, (+95)9 944973377

myanmar@theunion.org

• Since 1904, lung health associations have raised millions of dollars in funds for lung diseases by selling Christmas or TB seals. The Union historically honoured these important fundraising and public-awareness campaigns by inviting Heritage and Organisational Members to…

• Here are this year's Christmas Seals entries. Click on the seals to find out more information about each of the entries.

• At the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India, Heritage and Organisational Members from seven countries participated in the Christmas Seals Exhibit and Contest. Union members voted for their favourite seals either online or at The Union Village.

• At the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health in The Hague, The Netherlands, Heritage and Organisational Members from nine countries participated in the Christmas Seals Exhibit and Contest. Union members voted for their favourite seals either online or at The Union…

• At the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Guadalajara, Mexico, Heritage and Organisational Members from all over the world participated in the Christmas Seals Exhibit and Contest.

The Union has helped:
• 3.82 billion people in 37 countries through smoke-free laws
• 3.87 billion people in 28 countries through higher tobacco tax
• 4.11 billion people in 33 countries through graphic health warnings

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Honorary membership is a lifetime status conferred by the Board in recognition of distinguished contributions to TB and lung health. These members serve as informal advisers to The Union.

The title Heritage Member recognises the contribution of long-standing member organisations. The organisations participate in The Union's strategic planning and governance through the General Assembly. After 31 December 2017, no new organisations were granted this title.