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The Union celebrates first ever World Lung Day
Today, 25 September, marks the first ever World Lung Day, a day of advocacy coordinated by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which The Union is a member, for all those affected by, and working to end, respiratory disease.A message from Executive Director, José Luis Castro, on the recent Mexico earthquakes
The Union’s deepest sympathies go to the people of Mexico. Our thoughts are with the families and communities who have lost loved ones and who are now engaged in the difficult work of caring for the injured and rebuilding their beloved homes.WHO Director-General shows support for ending TB at UNGA drug resistance report launch
Dr Tedros, Director-General of The World Health Organization (WHO), showed his support for the urgent need to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), at an event to launch the new WHO report on drug-resistant pathogens, which includes TB.Message of condolence to the people of Mexico
All our sympathies go to the people of Mexico affected by the recent earthquakes.The Union welcomes the WHO's recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis alongside other pathogens as priority for R&D
The Union welcomes the WHO’s Priority Pathogen Report, released today, highlighting drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) as a priority for research and development in the battle against AMR.Media invited to register for webinar to learn about scientific highlights of Union World Conference
In the lead up to the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health, which takes place on 11-14 October in Guadalajara, Mexico, a webinar at 12pm BST on 26 September will introduce some of the scientific themes of the conference’s extensive programme.Roadmap for Zoonotic Tuberculosis
The first-ever Roadmap for Zoonotic TB was created by four partners in health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) and the International Union Against…
The Director’s Corner
UN General Assembly Meeting is “critical moment on the road to 2018 TB high-level meeting”
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union
As the United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) in New York (12-25 September) gets underway, we reach an…
The Union denounces PMI launch of a ‘Foundation for a Smoke-free World’
The Union today denounced Philip Morris International’s (PMI) launch of a ‘Foundation for a Smoke-free World’ as a billion-dollar bribe the tobacco company hopes will secure it a seat at the table with public health policymakers around the world.
“Philip Morris…
Union statement: the need to ‘accelerate progress’ in the fight against TB is paramount
The Union’s statement in response to articles in The Lancet (12.09.17) and Le Monde (13.09.17), which review progress of the Sustainable Development Goals and discuss whether the elimination of TB by 2030 is an impossible goalThe Union statement on Philip Morris International 'smoke-free foundation' announcement
The Union responds to today’s announcement that Philip Morris International (PMI) will set up a ‘Foundation for a Smoke-free World’ in 2018, with the following statement from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The UnionThe Union with global NCDs community welcomes the UNGC decision to exclude tobacco industry
In a joint statement released today, The Union commends the UN Global Compact ban, which recognises the tobacco industry’s incompatibility with responsible, sustainable businessUnion President calls for action to establish World Lung Day
Today, 5 September, The Union's President, Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa has sent the following letter to all Union members calling for united action to support the establishment of ‘World Lung Day’The Union welcomes BRICS summit statement supporting R & D innovations such as the ‘3P Project'
The Union welcomes the statement from the 9th annual BRICS summit affirming a commitment to foster and promote R&D that will ensure access to quality, affordable medicines, and to support up-coming high level meetings on TB.TB-Free India forms new partnership with Rotary India to end TB nationally
Under the Call to Action for a TB-Free India, The Union has scaled up a partnership with the Rotary Foundation (India), increasing its collaboration from seven districts supporting TB awareness activities to 32 in the past 10 months. Activities include organising health camps…
Myint Thien: Cured TB patient dedicated to volunteer support network
The Union’s Programme to Increase Catchment of Tuberculosis Suspects (PICTS) implements active case-finding activities in 15 townships in Myanmar through an extensive volunteer network. Volunteers conduct door-to-door health education, TB contact tracing and facilitate sputum…
STREAM Clinical Trial begins community engagement in Uganda in preparation for trial enrolment
The STREAM Clinical Trial is set to begin patient enrolment in a new trial site in Uganda shortly. In preparation for this, the STREAM team held initial meetings to ensure local staff follow the trial’s commitment to involve the community and civil society and engage with…
“The strength of The Union is its people”, Nathalie Emaille-Léotard, Global Director of Human Resources
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As Global Director of Human Resources for The Union, Nathalie Emaille-Léotard is responsible for the overall strategic direction of The Union’s Human Resources function, taking account of the structure, competencies, processes and policies that enable The Union to be…
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Using technology to support TB treatment adherence in Peru
One of the recognised issues in successful tuberculosis (TB) care is ensuring patient adherence to treatment regimens. A team at ASPAT-Peru (a TB treatment and support facility, based in Lima) is using the latest technology to strengthen treatment adherence and ensure…
The Director’s Corner
Quality healthcare should be accessible to the many, not the few.
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union
Universal access to good quality, affordable healthcare is core to Goal 3 - ‘Good health and well-being’ - of the United…
Webinar: Can mobile health (mHealth) help accelerate progress towards ending tuberculosis?’
A Union webinar on 22 August (1pm Geneva time) will discuss how mobile health (mHealth) – an approach of using mobile devices like mobile phones to support healthcare - is being used in different ways by TB programmes in some high-burden countries.Announcing Victor Zamora to the post of Union Country Director, Peru
A message from The Union's Executive Director, José Luis Castro, welcoming Victor Zamora as the Union's Country Director in Peru.New lower conference rate for participants in Latin America
Participants residing in countries in Latin America will now be able to register for 350 euros to attend the full conference, being held on 11-14 October 2017 in Guadalajara, Mexico.World Lung Cancer Day: The Union calls for higher tobacco taxes
This World Lung Cancer Day, The Union urges governments to increase tobacco taxes to help prevent lung cancer. Uniting with the FIRS, The Union commemorates, celebrates and supports those impacted by lung cancer.New operational training course in Peru tackles critical updates in drug-resistant TB treatment and diagnosis
A new and extensive operational training course on drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) was held in Lima, Peru, on 24-28 July.