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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.Tobacco control to protect health and economies
Strategic use of economic policies proven to reduce tobacco use can save money, as well as lives, concludes a new monograph The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control (PDF 15.8 MB), published by the National Cancer Institute [USA] and World Health Organization.
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Gain new skills for the new year with The Union
Find the latest Union Courses training information at www.unioncourses.org, our new training and education website.
The site is home to courses in Clinical and Operational Management, the International Management Development Programme, Operational Research,…
The Union joins the HIV community to advocate for an end to TB and HIV on World AIDS Day
To mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, The Union participated in celebrations and events around the world.Subnational government introduces first licensing scheme for tobacco vendors in Bangladesh – model now proposed for national roll out
Bangladesh’s first licensing policy for tobacco vendors will be introduced this month throughout the municipality of Jhenaidah, to regulate sales of tobacco products.Htun Htun Aung: HIV patients should not be hidden away as if we bring shame on the community
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Myanmar is among the world’s 30 high-burden countries for tuberculosis (TB), multidrug-resistant-TB (MDR-TB) and TB-HIV. Every day, The Union works to reduce the burden with a network of community-based volunteers who deliver medication, spread information and…
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Union statement on UN resolution to convene High-Level Meeting on Global Tuberculosis
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease fully supports the UN’s resolution to convene a High-Level Meeting on Global Tuberculosis, to be held during the UN General Assembly in 2018.At World Healthcare Forum Union Executive Director calls for innovative collaboration to tackle NCDs
Global leaders, including many from the field of health, gathered to focus on how to achieve a future of sustainable healthcare at the World Healthcare Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, 28-29 November.Asia Pacific policymakers and mayors unite to expedite tobacco control across the region
Government officials and mayors from the Asia Pacific region who met in Singapore for a two-day tobacco control summit have formed an alliance dedicated to curbing the tobacco epidemic.Film released to mark one year countdown to Global NCD Alliance Forum
The video has been released to mark the one year countdown to the second Global NCD Alliance Forum, taking place on 9-11 December 2017, in Sharjah, UAE.Universal Health Coverage Day calls for concerted action to ensure health for all
12 December marks the third Universal Health Coverage Day, an event dedicated to ensuring that everyone in the world can access the health services they need without suffering financial hardshipUnion statement on UN Human Rights Day 2016
Governments of all 193 UN Member States are obliged to provide citizens with the ‘highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being.’ Tobacco use is the greatest preventable cause of premature death worldwide.The Union honours Michael R. Bloomberg’s leadership in global tobacco control as $360 million additional funding is announced
Edinburgh, 5 December 2016 – New funds totalling $360 million have been announced today by Bloomberg Philanthropies, furthering its global initiative to reduce tobacco use in low-and middle-income countries with the largest numbers of smokers. Over the last ten years this…
The Union Supports MSF Call for Temporary Freeze on Implementing Global Fund Sustainability, Transition and Co-Financing Policy
On 16 November, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sent an open letter to the Secretariat and Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, urging the Global Fund to freeze implementation of its Sustainability, Transition and Co-Financing Policy, adopted in…
Integrated approach critical to ending TB-HIV - A message from José Luis Castro on World AIDS Day
A message from José Luis Castro on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016The Director’s Corner
Integrated approach critical to ending TB-HIV
A message from José Luis Castro on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2016
This World AIDS Day, I want to reflect on why this date is as significant for the tuberculosis (TB) community, as it is for raising awareness…
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 7th Conference of the Parties highlights tobacco industry tactics
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [WHO FCTC] 7th Conference of the Parties [COP7] met in New Delhi, India, 7 - 12 November. Delegates from 180 countries plus non-governmental organisations with official observer status, including The…
José Luis Castro highlights the urgent need to address non-communicable disease in Cuba and the world
On 16 November José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director, spoke at the 7th National Congress of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Cuba to deliver a keynote address on preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Cuba and the world. While lauding the country’s health system…
Project Axshya TB Forum negotiates free x-rays for presumptive TB patients
One of The Union’s Project Axshya TB forums in Rudraprayag district in the state of Uttarakhand has successfully made x-rays accessible for presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients in the region. Rudraprayag is a rural hilly district with a population of 250,000, many of whom…
Corporates Join the Call to Action for TB-Free India
The Union and local partners organised an event in Mumbai to bring together corporates that have committed support to the Government of India’s “Call to Action for a TB-Free India” campaign. Leaders from 13 corporate foundations met Government officials and shared…
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan urges political leaders to commit to action on tuberculosis
Legendary Indian actor, Amitabh Bachchan, addressed the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health and its participants through a video message at the inaugural session on 26 October, 2016. Speaking as a tuberculosis (TB) survivor, he said:
“TB…
The Stephen Lawn Memorial Fund for TB and AIDS Research Leadership will support a lecture and a new prize on TB-HIV
Professor Stephen David Lawn was remembered and greatly missed at the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Liverpool last month, following his death from a cerebral tumour on 23 September, 2016. The Stephen Lawn Memorial Fund for TB and AIDS Research Leadership…
The Union cuts HIV transmission for hundreds of mothers and children in Myanmar
The Union Office in Myanmar runs the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMCT) programme, to help reduce HIV incidence.
The service identifies HIV positive mothers during their pregnancy, by testing all women who come for anti-natal care. The PMCT…