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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.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…