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Union advocates call for protection and safe passage for migrants and refugees
Authors from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and The Union’s Senior Advisor, Research, Prof Anthony Harries, have published an article in Conflict and Health calling for protection and safe passage for migrants and refugees who travel along the Western Balkan corridor to…
Union intervention on TB at World Health Assembly urges rapid adoption of WHO guidance to accelerate delivery of new tools
The Union today read out the following intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly urging Member States to ensure WHO guidance is rapidly adopted and implemented to ensure timely scale-up and access to new tools for TB prevention.Union intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly supporting strengthening synergy between the WHA and COP
Today World Health Assembly Member States voted to introduce mechanisms for the strengthening of synergies between the WHA and the Conference of Parties to the WHO FCTC. As part of the discussion at the Assembly, The Union read the following statementUnion intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on health of refugees and migrants
Member States attending the WHA today discussed a report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants, and considered a draft resolution proposed by Argentina and Italy. During the discussion at the Assembly, The Union read the following statement.Russia and South Africa call for TB R&D to be a priority
At an official side event of the World Health Assembly co-hosted by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Department of Health, Republic of South Africa, the panel discussed the urgent need to accelerate tuberculosis (TB) R&D.Union intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on R&D investment
Today at the WHA The Union read a statement highlighting the urgent need for investment in R&D to end TB and informed Member States about the 3P projectGlobal Charter for Lung Health launched at World Health Assembly, with a call for World Lung Day
The Union’s José Luis Castro today launched the world’s first Global Charter for Lung Health at a side event at the World Health Assembly, attended by Uruguay’s Public Health Minister.On 26 May Union to present ‘3P project’ at WHA side event: Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Agenda
Tomorrow, at 12:30PM CEST, The Union will participate with the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Department of Health, Republic of South Africa, in a World Health Assembly side meeting: Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Agenda.Countries call for tobacco control to be prioritised at the World Health Assembly
Official delegations from ten countries have called for tobacco control to be prioritised at this, and future, meetings of the World Health Assembly (WHA), stating that reducing tobacco use is central to protecting and promoting health.Union Intervention at the 70th World Health Assembly on AMR
At the 70th World Health Assembly, The Union calls on Member States to include TB as part of the response to AMR - particularly a need to combat the inadequacies of current vaccines, diagnostics and treatment for TB.The Union congratulates Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, newly elected Director-General of the World Health Organization
Today, the WHO Member States elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to a five-year term as the new Director-General of the WHO. Dr Tedros is former Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected Director-General of the World Health Organization
The Union congratulates the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and encourages him to implement much needed reform.Union Executive Director José Luis Castro: new World Health Organization head must lead deep reform
In an opinion piece published in RealClearHealth today, The Union's Executive Director, José Luis Castro, writes of the need for the new WHO Director-General to lead a deep reform agenda.The Director’s Corner
Shaping the future in order to widen healthcare access
A message from José Luis Castro at the 70th World Health Assembly
This week, 22-31 May, marks the 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva (WHA70) – the annual gathering of the World Health Organization’…
World No Tobacco Day webinar on sustainable development and tobacco
In the lead up to World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) on 31 May, The Union participated in a special webinar 'A Tobacco Endgame is Imperative for Sustainable Development'.Zimbabwe’s Vice President and Minister of Health sign Barcelona Declaration and commit to ending TB and HIV-TB
On 28 April 2017, the two leaders signed the Barcelona Declaration on TB and the localised Bulawayo Declaration on HIV-TB to demonstrate the government’s commitment to ending the two diseases by 2030.The vital role of nurses in TB care and treatment – International Nurses Day 2017
Each year on 12 May, International Nurses Day celebrates the diverse contributions nurses make to society. Nowhere is this more evident than in the vital role played by nurses in the care and treatment of TB patients around the world.The Union presents ‘3P Project’ to World Economic Forum on Africa
On 3 May, The Union participated in a high-level panel discussion on TB R&D, organised by the Government of South Africa as part of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017.‘3P Project’ WHO Bulletin editorial emphasises urgent need for R&D funding innovation
The latest WHO Bulletin features an editorial co-authored by representatives of innovative new R&D initiative, the 3P Project, outlining how to address the current crisis in funding for TB drugs.New report shows drug-resistant TB set to increase in four high burden countries
Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the report predicts that by 2040 MDR-TB will make up 32.5 percent of all TB cases in Russia, 12.4 percent in India, 8.9 percent in the Philippines, and 5.7 percent of TB cases in South Africa.The Director’s Corner
Three critical strategies to impact asthma
Asthma is a major noncommunicable respiratory disorder. Globally, it affects more than 300 million people and is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting 14 percent of children worldwide. Shockingly,…
STREAM community engagement workshop held in Tbilisi, Georgia
The STREAM trial, which is evaluating the effectiveness of shorter treatment regimens for MDR-TB, held a community engagement workshop in Tblisi, Georgia, where the Stage 2 trial is planned to initiate shortly.New project in Myanmar aims to double TB detection rates
The Union is extending TB support to the National TB Programme and the network of community health workers and volunteers in eight townships in the remote northern region of Sagaing.Targeted screening campaign aims to reduce TB in mining populations in Zimbabwe
The Union has started an active screening campaign for high-risk groups in 18 districts in Zimbabwe, including miners – who have some of the highest incidences of TB in the world.Extensive volunteer network improves TB services among tribal populations in India
The Union’s Project Axshya is working with an active network of 15,000 volunteers, mobilised throughout the country to address the needs of vulnerable populations with regards to TB information, screening, treatment and support.