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New diseases and old threats: lessons from tuberculosis for the COVID-19 response
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles from the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) and publishing them in full on our website, prior to their…
Statement from The Union regarding COVID-19
The Union undertakes to use its resources, including its membership network, its conferences, webinars and publications, its communications team and its technical team to support the global response to the challenge of COVID-19.IJTLD Editor in Chief on the benefits of face masks in slowing the spread of COVID-19
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles from the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) and publishing them in full on our website, prior to their…
Addiction at Any Cost – new STOP report reveals scale of PMI’s deception
In-depth analysis revealing the scale of Philip Morris International (PMI)’s current campaign to deceive the public, infiltrate health policy and profit from an epidemic.Bogor, Indonesia, wins court case to uphold the city’s ban on the display of tobacco products at point-of-sale
In 2017, Bogor became the first Indonesian city to implement a point-of-sale tobacco display ban as part of its smokefree law.The Union celebrates 15th Anniversary of the FCTC
The Union is joining today’s celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Geneva, SwitzerlandUnion Position Paper on E-cigarettes and HTP sales in LMICs
Technical Consultants of The Union
This is our fourth position statement on e-cigarettes (earlier documents in 2013, 2015, and 2018 addressed e-cigarettes and HTPs separately). In 2020, The Union feels it imperative to point out that while the current discourse – in…
Union welcomes launch of global collaboration to develop transformative treatment regimens for TB
The Union welcomes the announcement that a new global collaboration of philanthropic, non-profit and private sector organisations will work together to accelerate the development of novel treatment regimens capable of treating all forms of TB.The 24th Annual Conference of The Union North America Region opens in Chicago, Illinois
This three-day scientific conference brings together experts of national and international renown to focus on topics of importance to public and respiratory health, with particular emphasis on TB and lung disease.“I am honoured and proud to think that my services are helping us move towards a society free of tuberculosis.”
Jayalakshmi Palanisamy is a community volunteer with The Union’s Project Axshya.Armenian parliament approves new tobacco control law
The Union lauds the Armenian Parliament which voted, on 11 February, in favor of a comprehensive tobacco control law.Myanmar’s capital city issues new tobacco control decree
Myanmar’s capital city, Nay Pyi Taw, has issued a decree extending the requirements specified by the country’s national tobacco control law and making smokefree legislation more comprehensive in the Nay Pyi Taw region.Mexico bans import of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products
The Union congratulates the Government of Mexico for issuing a presidential decree on 19 February 2020 prohibiting the import of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) into the country.World Day of Social Justice: The right to TB prevention
The Union urges global leaders to implement effective TB prevention programmes as a matter of the highest urgency.Nominations open for Union Awards 2020
Nominations are now being received for The Union Awards, to be presented at the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health in Seville, Spain.Union Study shows long-term effectiveness for shortened DR-TB treatment regimen up to 24 months after treatment completion
Results from a Union-led observational study show that a nine-month shortened treatment regimen for RR-TB delivered to patients under programmatic conditions maintains a good level of effectiveness up to 24 months after completion.The Union's intervention on ending TB at 146th Session of the WHO Executive Board
The Union successfully submitted the following intervention for two agenda items on ending tuberculosis at the Executive Board of the World Health OrganizationUnion support in Zimbabwe leads to increased TB treatment coverage
The Health Minister Obadiah Moyo said the coverage of tuberculosis treatment now stood at 83 percent, up from 70 percent in 2014Advancing tuberculosis prevention: Issue brief
Technical Consultants of The Union
This brief highlights the urgent need to focus on TB prevention to the global TB epidemic, and the work The Union is doing to fight it.
The Union’s early statement on the outbreak of novel coronavirus
In response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, The Union calls for global collaboration and solutions that are accessible to all.Pakistan bans tobacco advertisement at point of sale
The Union congratulates Pakistan for banning tobacco displays at point-of-sale. The legislation was approved on 30 January and has taken immediate effect.Including people-centred interventions in The Global Fund Allocation Cycle 2020-2022: Webinars
This week The Union and partners, APCASO, Asia-Pacific Platform on Community Rights and Gender, Partners In Health, RESULTS UK, RESULTS US, Stop TB Partnership, held two webinars to explore the opportunity to engage with the Global Fund Allocation Cycle 2020-2022, with…
Chhattisgarh bans the sale of loose cigarettes
The Union congratulates the state of Chhattisgarh in India for banning the sale of loose cigarettes, in an effort to combat tobacco use in the region“It’s inspiring to see training participants who are motivated to apply freshly learned concepts to their daily work”
Liesbeth Oey, Training and Education Consultant for The Union, is proud to have contributed to the capacity building of TB health staff, and the improvement of care for people with TB through her work with The Union.Global Tuberculosis Community Advisory Board calls for new members
The Global Tuberculosis Advisory Board (TB CAB) is calling for applications to join their group of strong, research-literate community activists from TB-affected communities and networks.