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  • 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…

    • 2025: Prof Keertan Dheda

      The award was presented to Prof Keertan Dheda for outstanding scientific contributions to anti-tuberculosis activities and his role as a global research leader.

      2024: Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung

      A/Professor Nhung…

  • Tobacco Control in Viet Nam

    Viet Nam has one of the highest smoking rates in the world. One-fourth of the adult population smoke—56% of men and roughly 2% of women over the age of 15. As a consequence, approximately one in eight women and one in five men will die from a tobacco-related illness. An…

  • The Union Young Investigator Prize

    The Union Young Investigator Prize was established in 2011 to acknowledge a researcher for work in lung health published in the past five years leading up to the awarding year’s Union World Conference. He/she was aged 35 years or younger at the time of the publications.…

  • Tobacco Control in Philippines

    17.3 million adults (28% of the population) use tobacco in the Philippines. Men (48%) have higher rates of smoking than women (9%). 55% of youth (ages 13-15) and 40% of adults are exposed to second-hand smoke in their homes. As a consequence, tobacco kills approximately 87,…

  • Tobacco Control in Pakistan

    Over 22 million people (20% of adults) in Pakistan smoke tobacco. 32% of men and 6% of women smoke. However, smokeless forms of tobacco, such as paan, ghutka and naswar, are also popular. More than 1 in four young people (aged 13-15) are exposed to second-hand smoke in their…

  • 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…

  • Smokefree

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

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • Scientific Department Directors

  • Regional and Country Office Directors

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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 terms.

  • Management Team

    • 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.