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    • Information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is evolving rapidly. Please refer to the guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the latest information.

      World Health Organization US Centers for…

  • On Request and Tailored Courses

    • The Union faculty and staff are ready to help you design courses and curriculum to meet your specific training needs. With expertise in the clinical, programmatic, and organisational management of diseases our team has designed programmes for some of the leading lung health…

    • See real life examples of how The Union works to identify training needs and deliver training programmes that get results.

    • The Union faculty have expertise in the clinical, programmatic, and organisational management of diseases, as well as leading expertise in public health management. Our team has decades of experience and we have designed programmes for some of the leading lung…

    • The Union has worked in partnership with the following organisations on training and education programmes:

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center for Health Solutions – Kenya Damien Foundation Dirección de Prevención y Control de Tuberculosis…

  • Fast-Track Journal Articles

    The Union is fast-tracking the publication of certain accepted articles from the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

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  • PHA preprints

    The Union is fast-tracking the publication of certain accepted articles from PHA.

  • Union Achievers

    • The Union Achievers is a series of profiles highlighting the outstanding work of individual Union staff, consultants and members around the world. Through their creativity, expertise and dedication, they have made invaluable contributions to public health challenges from TB…

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  • Impact of COVID-19 on patients with asthma

    Letter to the editors of IJTLD exploring the outcomes of patients with asthma in Northern Italy, exploring whether SARS-CoV-2 affected their asthma.

  • Prestigious scholarship for TB activist Nandita Venkatesan

    The TB survivor, journalist and activist from Mumbai, India, has been awarded the scholarship to Oxford University.

  • Union webinars

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  • Advocacy

    The Union is a founding partner of the Global TB Caucus, an international network of more than 2,500 Members of Parliament in over 150 countries, dedicated to ending TB through strengthening health systems. To date, members have launched 53…

  • 2016 at a glance

    We look back at some of the highlights from The Union’s activities during 2016.

  • 2017 at a glance

    We look back at some of the highlights from The Union’s activities during 2017. , Photo credits: Will Boase, Javier Galeano, Steve Forrest, Aditi Sharma, Courtesy of the Shenzhen Center for Non-Communicable Disease Control, Jan Schmidt-Whitley, Dasha Burns, David Andoh, Marcus Rose, Gustavo Sóñora, World Health Organization.

  • Myanmar adopts measure preventing tobacco industry interference in health policy

    The Union congratulates Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports for implementing a Code of Conduct that restricts staff and officials from meeting with tobacco industry representatives.

  • Careers

    L’Union a obtenu un financement de l’Agence Française de Développement pour la mise en œuvre du projet CETA. Pour la mise en œuvre de ce projet il est prévu des visites régulières dans les pays impliqués dans le projet CETA ainsi que la…

  • 2018 at a glance

    We look back at some of the highlights from The Union’s activities during 2018. , Photo credits: UN Web TV, Steve Forrest, Marcus Rose, Will Boase, Javier Galeano, courtesy of The Union’s Zoonotic TB Sub-section, The Union Office in Myanmar.

  • 2019 at a glance

    We look back at some of the highlights from The Union’s activities during 2019. , Photo credits: Steve Forrest, Will Boase, Javier Galeano, Marcus Rose, The Union Office in Myanmar, The Union Asia Pacific Office, and The Union North America Region

  • Press enquiries & credentials

    • Press enquiries

      Questions from the media should be directed to the Union Communications team at press@theunion.org.

       

      Press credentials

      Working journalists are welcome to request press credentials to cover the Union World Conference on Lung Health…

  • Silent Epidemic: a call to action against child tuberculosis

    These images show part of an exhibition telling the stories of children and families in Benin and Uganda, where Union projects are trying to find new ways to beat childhood TB.

  • Cured: A celebration of life after MDR- and XDR-TB

    Cured is an exhibition of photographs depicting the everyday lives of people who have one thing in common – they all had multidrug-resistant (MDR-) or extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and were cured.

  • Resource reprioritisation amid competing health risks for TB and COVID-19

    Letter to the editors of the IJTLD that highlights health care responses to COVID-19 that might help TB care in the longer term.

  • “UCAP has been buzzing with energy. This year’s conference is online, giving us huge opportunities to reach more people”

    Rhea Lobo is a tuberculosis survivor, member of The Union's Community Advisory Panel, and an international award-winning filmmaker.

  • Become a Union member

    Shape the future of lung health , Member of The Union and serves on The Union's Ethics Advisory Group , Members join forces to create change locally and globally

  • Stand in Union - Join the movement today

    • Shape the future of lung health: Join a scientific section and work with other members to improve lung health, influence policy, and champion change. Join forces to create change locally: Coordinate with members in your region to develop conferences,…
    • Knowledge sharing at an international level: Members benefit from reduced registration rates at the Union World Conference, and they organise regional conferences to fight lung health challenges locally. Enhance your continuous learning: Members…
    • Guide scientific research through debate: Lead on webinars or workshops to profile and share your work with others, support their growth and create a shared learning experience. Become a thought leader: Members are supported to co-author essential technical…

    • Membership to The Union means you are part of something bigger, a global force and movement of like-minded individuals who champion change for a better future in lung health.

      Join as an Individual

      Any interested individual may join The Union to support its…

    • If your organisation shares the vision and goals of The Union, apply to become an organisation member for direct access to valuable tools and global opportunities:

      A package of individual memberships for your staff  Recognition on The Union website. See…

    • Members who are able to make an additional contribution on top of their membership fee to support The Union are recognised as Benefactor members.

      Silver: Annual donation of €500 – 999

      Gold: Annual donation of €1,000 – 1,999

      Platinum…