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Report shows TB will not be eliminated for 150 years without greater global effort
A report commissioned by the Global TB Caucus, The Price of a Pandemic 2017, shows that unless progress is accelerated, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of TB by 2030 will not be reached for 150 years.World AIDS Day 2017, The Union’s HIV work in Myanmar
On World AIDS Day, we reflect on The Union’s HIV work in Myanmar, and the lives of the many courageous individuals involved.“TB is a wholly modern epidemic, and it’s one of the most fascinating, horrifying, alarming things that any person could ever stand to learn about.”
As Director of Policy and Strategy, Paul Jensen represents The Union at the very highest level.The Union congratulates leading European bank BNP Paribas for its decision to cease all tobacco-related financing and investment
The Union welcomes today’s announcement from BNP Paribas that it is ending all business with firms whose principal activity is linked to tobacco – including producers, wholesalers and traders whose core revenues are from tobacco.Media invited to register for World AIDS Day TB-HIV webinar
In the lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1, a Union webinar at 12pm GMT on 28 November will bring experts together to discuss the related epidemics of TB and HIV.At the Global Ministerial Conference in Moscow political leaders take first steps toward UN HLM on TB
The first World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era saw ministers from around the world reaffirm their commitment to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030.The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease
Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) - (of which The Union is a member)
The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease report outlines major causes of respiratory disease and mortality and lays out recommendations for global action.
The Union welcomes appointment of new Global Fund ED as heralding new chapter in the fight against TB
The Union offers its warmest congratulations to Peter Sands. A statement from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union.World Diabetes Day – the Union’s ongoing work to defeat a growing global threat
On World Diabetes Day, we want to highlight our work on a pilot tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus (TB-DM) project in Kampala, Uganda and raise awareness of the growing threat of TB-Diabetes.The Director’s Corner
Global Ministerial Conference in Moscow must deliver multisectoral solutions to fight TB
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union
The release, last month, of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2017…
World Pneumonia Day 12 November 2017: preventable child deaths in the era of sustainable development
On World Pneumonia Day, 12 November 2017, The Union stands with fellow members of FIRSs and joins health advocates around the world to raise awareness of child pneumonia, and to call for greater investment and renewed commitment for child health.World Antibiotic Awareness Week 13-19 November to draw attention to global AMR threat
World Antibiotic Awareness Week will take place next week from 13-19 November, shining a spotlight on the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance.The first World NCD Congress gathers leaders from across sectors in Chandigarh, India
The first World NCD Congress 2017 was held in Chandigarh, India, on 4-6 November, 2017 with the theme Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases: Realising Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Report shows slight increase in TB R&D funding, but not enough
A report published today by Treatment Action Group (TAG) shows that for the first time since 2005 funding for TB R&D was more than US$700 million in one year, but still hugely inadequate to meet the SDGs that must be reached to end the TB epidemic.Uruguay set to become a world leader for restricting tobacco branding as plain packaging bill reaches Congress
Today Uruguay’s government submitted a bill for plain tobacco packaging to Congress. Once passed, the country will have the world’s most comprehensive set of restrictions on tobacco branding, and its associated marketing benefits.Lancet feature on need for urgent new drug development cites The Life Prize
A feature published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Antibiotic development pipeline slows to a trickle - cites The Life Prize as one of the latest mechanisms for the development of new and essential drugs to combat tuberculosis (TB).The Union responds to tobacco giant claims to want a smoke-free England
The Union has issued the following statement in response to reports in the UK media that one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, Philip Morris International, claims to want a smoke-free England by 2040The Union welcomes the launch of new Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases website
A new website, launched by the Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), provides a central point for information and resources for the global lung health community.WHO Global TB Report 2017, progress toward ending TB too slow
The overriding message from the WHO Global TB Report for 2017 published today is that more must be done in order to end the global TB epidemic.Bangladesh’s Health Development Surcharge builds a sustainable fund for a new national tobacco control programme
The government of Bangladesh has secured sustainable funding for tobacco control and non-communicable disease prevention with a new policy to manage funds levied on tobacco products, equivalent to US$ 31 million per year.“I’ve always been passionate about the role of community in detecting and treating disease. When I was diagnosed with TB, my passion just got stronger.”
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In 2015, The Union appointed Nomampondo – Noma - Barnabas as its Civil Society Liaison Officer, to build bridges with members of the movement and also inform The Union’s understanding of the issues internally.
For Noma, this was not a moment too soon: “In…
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The Union reinforces commitment to beating AMR as part of global event
The Union announced a series of commitments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at a conference, in Berlin on 12 and 13 October 2017, organised by Wellcome in partnership with the UK, Ghanaian and Thai governments and the UN Foundation.
The conference…
World leaders from across government sectors gather in Uruguay to confront NCDs
Government officials, public health workers, global experts and advocates convened in Montevideo, Uruguay, this week for the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Conference on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), from 18-20 October.
The conference was co-hosted by Dr…
MDR-TB survivor inspires innovative treatment centre in Peru
When Melecio Mayta contracted multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2001, he thought it was the beginning of the end of his life. Unable to get an accurate diagnosis, let alone treatment or support, he was coughing so much blood that regular employment was rendered…
The Director’s Corner
“We must make governments aware of the urgency of non-communicable diseases – only then will they act.”
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union
The world is in the throes of a non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic. NCDs –…