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• Thanks to the generosity of Union members, The Union has been able to offer free student memberships to young people who may struggle to get a Union membership on their own. This is part of The Union’s drive to support the next generation of lung health leaders, providing…

• The Union has launched a research project to evaluate the value of nutritional support to people with tuberculosis (TB) in Benin and Togo

  Dr Kobto Koura, Director of TB at The Union, explains: “There is considerable data on the relationship between undernutrition and…

• On World TB Day, we must reaffirm our commitment to end tuberculosis (TB), by harnessing the latest evidence and most effective tools at our disposal. A world free of TB can only be achieved collectively – everyone has a role to play in eradicating this disease…

Ahead of World TB Day, an article in a forthcoming issue of IJTLD OPEN assesses patients successfully completing TB treatment for comorbidities, risk determinants and disability in health facilities in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.…

• This impact report includes a message from Professor Guy Marks, President and Interim Executive Director, and highlights some of The Union's key achievements in 2023.

• The Union gratefully acknowledges all those that supported our work in 2023.

  Read the list of acknowledgements.

• Financial Statement 2023 Auditor's Report 2023 (in French)

Ahead of World TB Day, an article in a forthcoming issue of IJTLD OPEN assesses TB rates in refugees from Ukraine.

• On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for women.

  The Union is a diverse organisation, with female staff, consultants and members around the world in various roles and fields.…

• On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for women.

  The Union is a diverse organisation, with female staff, consultants and members around the world in various roles and fields.…

• On International Women’s Day 2024, we celebrate all of the inspirational women at The Union, as we forge a more inclusive world for women.

  The Union is a diverse organisation, with female staff, consultants and members around the world in various roles and fields.…

Free Online Course on CXR Interpretation for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis

• A review of child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) management in nine Sub-Saharan African countries has found that all national plans include children, but more focus on adolescents with TB is needed.

  The research, led by the International Union Against TB and Lung…

Free Online Course on CXR Interpretation for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis

An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA assesses the number of cases of mesothelioma to highlight the dangers of asbestos use in India.

• The Diagnostic CXR Atlas for Tuberculosis in Children: A Guide to Chest X-ray Interpretation (the Atlas) has been extensively revised, with the aim of assisting non-specialist healthcare workers in high tuberculosis (TB)-burden settings to interpret chest x-rays…

• The Diagnostic CXR Atlas for Tuberculosis in Children: A Guide to Chest X-ray Interpretation (the Atlas) has been extensively revised, with the aim of assisting non-specialist healthcare workers in high tuberculosis (TB)-burden settings to interpret chest x-rays…

The Union has launched the first issue of IJTLD OPEN – a fully-compliant, open access journal to enhance our coverage of tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease.

This first issue of IJTLD OPEN features Editorials (highlighting TB in children…

One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the number attributed to HIV/AIDS. Like HIV/AIDS, malnutrition is a cause of secondary immunodeficiency, known as nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency…

A forthcoming article in an issue of IJTLD describes the use of a timeliness metric for effective screening of household contacts. The preprint is free to read.

Prof Guy Marks, President and Interim Executive Director, reflections on the dedication, hard work and achievements of The Union in 2023.

New research led by The Union finds the “7-1-7” timeliness metric to be valuable for screening and supporting household contacts of people with tuberculosis.

The Union's Centre for Operational Research is assessing the use of the metric…

• This impact report includes a message from Professor Guy Marks, President and Interim Executive Director, and highlights some of The Union's key achievements in 2022.

• The Union gratefully acknowledges all those that supported our work in 2022.

  Read the list of acknowledgements.

• Financial Statement 2022 Auditor's Report 2022 (in French)

• Open Access (OA)

  IJTLD OPEN is fully compliant with the OA policy of Coalition S. Articles are made Open Access at the time of online publication. All Open Access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits…

An Editorial in a forthcoming issue of IJTLD describes the rationale for launching IJTLD OPEN. The preprint is free to read.