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Zimbabwe premiere for new film to raise awareness and challenge TB stigma
The Lucky Specials, which aims to demystify TB and educate diverse audiences about the disease through music and entertainment, will premiere today in Harare, Zimbabwe.International Women’s Day reminds us of the need to fight inequality to end TB
On International Women’s Day, Past President of The Union, Dr E. Jane Carter reflects on the lives of women and their children cruelly affected by tuberculosis (TB).Union President encourages sustained efforts to rectify WHO's pathogen list TB omission
The Union's President, Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa, has today sent the following letter to all Union members calling for continued and united action to address the World Health Organisation's (WHO) omission of TB from it's 'priority pathogen' list.Submissions open for Encuentro, the community space at the 48th Union World Conference
Submissions are open for Encuentro, the space dedicated to community involvement and grassroots activism within the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health.Union letter to WHO protests unjustified exclusion of TB from antibiotics global priority list
The letter, sent today by José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, protests the harmful effects of this omission on the urgent pursuit of new antibiotics for treating TB and drug-resistant TB.The Union demands that TB be included in the WHO list of bacteria for which new antibiotics urgently needed
On World TB Day The Union reaffirms that it is unacceptable that tuberculosis (TB) was excluded from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) published list of antibiotic-resistant ‘priority pathogens’, released yesterday.Aziz Bouchelaghem, Global Account Controller: Driving progress and projects forward
Aziz Bouchelaghem is responsible for ensuring that the financial information of The Union and its branch offices and affiliates is accurately recorded and maintained, information vital to supporting The Union and its activities around the world.Bloomberg Initiative partners meet to strategise the next phase of global effort to reduce tobacco use
Partners in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use met in New York to strategise next steps. Increasing tobacco tax and protecting policymaking from tobacco industry interference were set as top priorities for the next six years.Vancouver hosts the 21st Conference of The Union North America Region
This year’s Union North America Region Conference in Vancouver, Canada, hosted by Union Organisational Member, British Columbia Lung Association, brought together 300 delegates from the region.The Union supports at-risk populations through active case finding in DR Congo
219,765 people received TB screening and 5,103 patients were diagnosed with TB according to the latest statistics from The Union DR Congo Office for a project operating active case finding in high risk communities.More accessible care provided by The Union for people living with HIV in Myanmar
The Union Office in Myanmar provides antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 26,000 people living with HIV. Now, thanks to 17 newly decentralised treatment centres, many of those patients will have better access to care and support.Union study in Francophone Africa combats childhood TB
Childhood TB is one of the most urgent challenges facing the lung health community. The Union’s observational study in Francophone Africa aims to identify children at risk of contracting the disease and place them on preventive treatment.New report shows investment in neglected disease R&D still falling
A report on 2015 global investment into R&D of new products for neglected diseases shows that investment has decreased by $68 million (a reduction of 2.3 percent). This is the third consecutive year of declining funding.The Director’s Corner
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, on World Cancer Day.
As people around the globe unite to mark World Cancer Day on 4 February, it is a timely moment to refresh our collective commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. Just over a…
The Union works with Government of India to raise TB awareness
A nationwide tuberculosis (TB) case-finding campaign focusing on vulnerable populations has been launched in India, with the aim to improve TB detection rates at the early stages of disease.TB patients find support at monthly Union meeting
Every month, The Union Office in Myanmar organises a support meeting for the community of people affected by tuberculosis (TB) in collaboration with the National TB Programme.Union media mentorship raises profile of TB in Zimbabwe
The Union Zimbabwe Office in partnership with the National Tuberculosis Control Programme has just concluded a media mentorship programme in Zimbabwe to increase press coverage of TB and thereby increase public awareness and understanding of the disease.Daouda Adam: a consumer rights advocate mobilised for tobacco control in Africa
At last year’s global forum for progressing tobacco control, Daouda Adam was nominated by his peers to represent the interests and concerns of the Africa region. Preventing tobacco industry interference was the key issue he presented.Systematic review reveals extent of childhood TB epidemic
TB has once again become the world’s deadliest infectious disease, surpassing HIV/AIDs in 2015 and killing an estimated 1.8 million people. TB’s impact on children is not well understood, but evidence points to an epidemic unfolding in the shadows.The Union welcomes the Medicines Patent Pool’s first open licence agreement for tuberculosis treatment
The Union welcomes the announcement from the MPP that it has signed a licence agreement with Johns Hopkins University to facilitate the clinical development of TB drug candidate sutezolid.The Director’s Corner
As we begin this new year, we are one step closer in time to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 – but how much closer are we to making this a reality?
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union.
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Georgia’s tobacco tax reform built through multi-stakeholder collaboration
Georgia’s Ministries of Health, Finance and Agriculture have worked together to reform tobacco tax, and have committed to reaching European Union required levels within ten years.Submission of abstract and session proposals for 2017 Union World Conference now open
Submissions are now open for research abstracts and proposals for sessions (symposia, workshops and post-graduate courses) to be included in the scientific and community programme of the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health.Statement from The Union on Bedaquiline access, India
Drug-resistant TB is one of the most terrible diseases that any person can ever face. The health system must do everything in its power to provide access to effective treatments for every patient.More than 20 million people protected from second-hand smoke as Shenzhen city, China, goes smoke-free
China’s fourth most populous city, Shenzhen, is now 100 percent smoke-free after a law banning smoking in all indoor public places came into full force on 1 January 2017.