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Union Position On Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Products Published: Precautionary Principle Advised
The Union has today published its official position statement on the new generation of tobacco products – heat-not-burn (HNB) – which are now being aggressively marketed by the tobacco industry as ‘lower risk’ products.Final call for media to register for Universal Health Coverage webinar
On Universal Health Care Day, 12 December, The Union is holding a webinar which will bring together experts to discuss how UHC can accelerate progress toward not only ending TB but also averting premature deaths from NCDs.World Human Rights Day, the human right to health requires urgent unified action
On World Human Rights Day, The Union restates the need for greater political action in order to end the deadly epidemic of TB by 2030 and to ensure that all people can fulfil their human right to health.Members of the non-communicable diseases (NCD) civil society gather for the Global NCD Alliance Forum
Nearly 400 civil society advocates from 68 nations are meeting in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, this weekend to mobilise their collective voice ahead of the 2018 UN High-level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs).Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Michael R. Bloomberg to participate in WCTOH
WCTOH is the world’s premier forum on tobacco control and is expected to attract some 3000 researchers, scientists, civil society, healthcare professionals, policymakers and media representatives from more than 100 countries.World AIDS Day, we must work together to defeat the dual epidemics of HIV and TB
Today, 1 December, on World AIDS Day, we are reminded of the need for the AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) communities to come together to drive down TB infections and deaths.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.