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TB-Free India Summit sees high-level commitment from Indian government officials to end TB by 2025
With a focus on multisectoral collaboration and partnerships, the TB-Free India Summit brought together a broad range of Indian political leaders including Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda and Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, as well as…
World Cancer Day: Growing threat of air pollution on lung health
The Union highlights the growing public health challenges being caused by air pollution, including an estimated 29 percent of all adult deaths from lung cancer being caused by air pollution.End TB 2019: 23rd Annual Conference of The Union North America Region
Highlights of the End TB 2019: 23rd Annual Conference of The Union North America Region, which will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from 21-23 February 2019.Looking towards a new year for Union members
We reflect on the achievements made by Union members over the last 12 months.The Director's Corner
There is an urgent need not only for increased financial investment from all sectors and but also for innovative financing mechanisms.
A message from the Executive Director, José Luis Castro
In February, the spotlight in the effort to end the tuberculosis (TB…
Nominations for Union awards now open
Nominations are now being received for the Union awards, to be presented at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health later this year.
The awards honour outstanding contributions to lung health and are an important and valued way to recognise the work being…
Over 100 Organisations from 50 Countries Denounce Attempt to Infiltrate WHO Policy Making By Philip Morris International-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
January 29, 2019 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Public health experts from around the world today urged the World Health Organization’s Executive Board (WHO EB) to reject the Philip Morris International (PMI)-funded Foundation’s appeal to WHO to collaborate on tobacco control…
The Union's WHO intervention pushes to ensure political leadership fulfil their commitments made at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis
Read The Union's intervention at the Executive Board of the World Health Organization 2019.The Union's intervention addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines
The Union submitted an intervention at the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.“The Union resonates strongly with me. My daughter was diagnosed with TB at two. She was cured but so many people are not.”
Meet Ma Hnin Hnin, a Community Volunteer with the Union Programme to Increase Catchment of Tuberculosis Suspects in Myanmar.Union response to latest edition of the G-Finder report on R&D for neglected diseases
The report analyses research and development funding trends for 33 neglected diseases, including tuberculosis.Management of Diabetes Mellitus-Tuberculosis - A Guide to the Essential Practice
Lin Yan, Anthony D Harries, Ajay M V Kumar, Julia A Critchley, Reinout van Crevel, Philip Owiti, Riitta A Dlodlo, Anders Dejgaard
This resource provides practical guidance for front line health workers responsible for the diagnosis, management and care of patients…
TREATS and King’s College London collaboration awarded funding to develop a new TB diagnostic
The study will take 12 months and will involve using samples collected as part of the TREATS incidence of infection cohort study in Zambia, as well as some new samples collected from patients who already have active TB disease.New Union technical guide for the co-management of diabetes mellitus-tuberculosis published
The guide provides essential information for frontline health professionals for the management and care of people with both diabetes mellitus and tuberculosisGeorgia Community Advisory Board: Supporting STREAM Trial participants for successful treatment outcomes
At a recent meeting of the STREAM Community Advisory Board in Georgia, participants had an opportunity to discuss STREAM trial progress, patient enrolment and adherence to treatment, as well as community engagement activities for the coming year.A new era for global tuberculosis: holding leaders accountable for promises
Read the editorial from The Union leadership, highlighting the next steps for leaders in tuberculosis, which was published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease:
September’s United Nations (UN) General Assembly was a historic moment…
Union response to WHO updated treatment guidelines for multidrug- and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
In response to the publication of new guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), Dr. Paula I. Fujiwara, Scientific Director, The Union, made the following statement:
“The latest guidelines from…
STREAM Community Advisory Boards: Putting the patient at the heart of clinical research
Earlier this year, members of the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the STREAM Stage 2 site at the Makerere University Lung Institute in Kampala, took part in a radio show which focused on raising awareness about the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). During the…
New Union project to conduct systematic TB screening in insurgency-hit area of India
The Union has begun the initial phase of a new project in Chhattisgarh state, India, where an ongoing conflict makes health services difficult to access for the majority tribal population living in the densely forested areas of the state.“I am grateful for each day that I can be of service and be part of a unique organisation.”
Shirley Frundt is The Union’s Global HR Coordinator based in Paris.Results of Union pilot project show simple model for significantly improving child TB services
Results from The Union's DETECT Child TB project show that TB diagnoses doubled as a result.The Director's Corner
In 2018, the boundless passion and dedication of our staff, members and partners contributed to historic advances. As we move into 2019, we must continue to push for human-centred responses to global health emergencies and work to ensure world leaders hear us – and take…
Child TB workshop looks at lessons learned and implications for future
A workshop in Cotonou, Benin, recently brought together representatives from the four countries participating in The Union’s TITI study on contact investigation and TB preventive treatment for children under five.STREAM Community Advisory Board holds community outreach event to raise awareness about TB and HIV, in Durban, South Africa
Earlier this year, the STREAM Community Advisory Board (CAB) in Durban, South Africa carried out a community outreach event, ‘Our Responsibility. If not infected you are affected’. The event was held at Zinto Cele Park, Umlazi, and sought to raise awareness about tuberculosis…
Bangladesh uncovers tax evasion in smokeless tobacco industry
Union supported Bangladesh files law suits against four chewing tobacco companies for tax evasion. These were uncovered during an investigation of jorda and gul production factories, led by the Custom Intelligence and Investigation Directorate.