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  • Tobacco Control in Mexico

    Nearly 14 million Mexicans—17% of the population over 15 years old—smoke. One in every four men and one in every thirteen women smoke tobacco. Roughly 51,500 Mexicans die each year from tobacco-related diseases, comprising 10% of all deaths. Approximately 20% of adults are…

  • The Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize

    The Stephen Lawn Memorial Fund was established in 2016 through a global partnership between the TB Centre of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, at the University of  Cape Town, South Africa and The Union, also supported by The…

  • Princess Chichibu Memorial TB Global Award

    • The Princess Chichibu Memorial TB Global Award recognises outstanding contributions to global TB control. It is awarded by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA).

    • The Princess Chichibu Memorial TB Global Award is presented annually in memory of Princess Chichibu of Japan by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA). It is awarded at the Union World Conference the year following the year in which the nomination is made. Further…

    • 2024: Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung

      A/Professor Nhung was awarded the 2024 award for his contribution to transforming the landscape of TB and lung health prevention, care and research in Vietnam. His research has also had a profound influence on strategies to control…

  • Tobacco Control in Indonesia

    61 million Indonesians smoke; 67.4% of men and 4.5% of women use tobacco. As a consequence, more than 225,000 people die from tobacco-related diseases every year. More than 97 million Indonesian non-smokers are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke. It is estimated that…

  • Tobacco Control in India

    One in every three Indian adults – over 274 million people – uses tobacco. Nearly half of tobacco users consume the cheap, locally-made hand-rolled cigarette called a bidi. Smokeless tobacco, also popular, is used by one in four adults. Half of adults and 27% of youth (aged 13-…

  • Global Strategy for TB Research and Innovation is adopted by WHO Member States

    The Union welcomes the adoption of the global strategy for TB research and innovation by Member States of the World Health Organization through a written silence procedure of the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly last week.

  • Past Presidents of The Union

    The Union President is responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Board and ensuring the correct functioning of the organisation. 

  • The Union's Global Implementation Programme

    • The programme is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies under the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, which promotes evidence-based tobacco control policies in low- and middle-income countries around the world to combat the tobacco epidemic.

      In 2023, The…

  • What we do

    • The Union's goal is to advance the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) – an international health treaty that provides a coordinated strategy to reduce tobacco use. Our work centres on the WHO’s MPOWER - a package of evidence-…

    • The 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. Recognising that subnational…

  • Join The Union as a tobacco control member

    As well as being a scientific institute, The Union has members in 147 countries around the world. From clinical researchers, university faculty, students, and health ministry officials to activists, advocates, nurses and allied health professionals, plus numerous global health…

  • Smokefree

    OUR IMPACT: 3.69 billion people in 37 countries through smokefree laws*

  • Tobacco tax

    OUR IMPACT: 3.87 billion people in 28 countries through higher tobacco tax*

  • Labelling and packaging

    OUR IMPACT: 3.29 billion people in 32 countries through graphic health warnings*

  • Tobacco advertising

    The Union has helped 4.13 billion people in 28 countries through advertising bans.

  • The Union shares protocol to measure the impact of COVID-19 on people with TB and HIV/AIDS

    The Centre for Operational Research has made publicly available a protocol for a project in sub-Saharan Africa to determine the impact of COVID-19 on TB case detection and HIV testing, diagnosis and care through strengthened real-time surveillance.

  • Community-Based MDR-TB Care Programme

    • Established in 2015, the Community-Based DR-TB Care Programme, partners with healthcare workers, nurses, and community volunteers to establish an extensive group of people equipped to provide drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) care and support services. It is implemented in…

  • TREAT TB

    Read more about TREAT TB (Technology, Research, Education and Technical Assistance for Tuberculosis), an ambitious initiative that was launched by The Union, seeking to contribute new knowledge regarding shorter, more tolerable treatment…

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  • Community Advisory Panel (UCAP)

    The Union's Community Advisory Panel (UCAP) is a voluntary group of engaged members of affected communities and civil society who advise The Union’s board and management on how to best address the needs of affected communities and civil society across the organisation.…

  • Integrated HIV Care Programme - Myanmar

    Through its Integrated HIV Care (IHC) Programme, The Union Office in Myanmar currently provides services to nearly 34,000 People Living with HIV, more than 33,400 of which are taking antiretroviral treatment.

  • TREATS

    • TB and HIV are the leading infectious causes of death worldwide. For people living with HIV, TB is the most significant co-infection, 40 percent of HIV deaths in 2016 were due to TB. TB continues to disproportionately affect the most vulnerable individuals and communities. If…

    • The ‘universal test and treat’ approach – whereby people in high burden areas are actively offered TB and HIV testing and linkage to care – has been proposed by the public health community as a strategy to achieve steep reductions in HIV and TB.

      To encourage countries…

    • Colleen, 22, was diagnosed with TB through the TREATS study and is now on treatment. In Bloekombos, Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Will Boase / The Union

    • TREATS is now measuring whether the PopART intervention was similarly successful in reducing the prevalence and incidence of TB in the same communities – whilst also raising awareness of TB and HIV through community engagement and linking anyone who tested positive for TB or…

  • Leadership

    • The Union's elected leadership is comprised of the Board of Directors, the Conference Scientific Committee, and the Community Advisory Panel (UCAP)

    • The Union's Management Team, headed up by the Executive Director, comprises the Heads of Managed Units, Scientific Departments and Country Offices, as well as a core team of Central Services.

    • Our members inform, support and help steer the organisation

  • Board of Directors

    • The Board Members are elected by the organisation's membership. It welcomes appointments from all races, colour, nationality or ethnic origin, gender, disability, marital status, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other condition that cannot be justified.…

  • Conference Scientific Committee

    The Conference Scientific Committee coordinates the development of the scientific programme of The Union World Conference on Lung Health. , Members have a two year term and will serve on the committee for 2025 and 2026.