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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…
Gustavo Sóñora: Tobacco control is not just public health, it’s about human rights
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Twelve years ago Gustavo Sóñora was hired as legal counsel for Miguel Asqueta, the congressman charged with authoring Uruguay’s first national tobacco control law. The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [WHO FCTC] negotiations had…
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The Union and World Diabetes Foundation release documentary for World Diabetes Day
Tuberculosis and diabetes work hand-in-hand, presenting a major global health challenge. Having diabetes makes a person three times more likely to develop tuberculosis.
By 2040, the global number of diabetes cases will increase to over 642 million. The…
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DM-TB – the convergence of two epidemics
A message from José Luis Castro for World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2016
Just a few weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) released data for 2015 showing the global tuberculosis (TB) burden as far higher than…
World Pneumonia Day 2016: Keep the promise. Stop pneumonia now.
Each year, on 12th of November, World Pneumonia Day highlights the continuing and urgent need to raise awareness of the number one killer globally of children younger than five years old – and promote interventions and generate action to reduce these avoidable deaths.
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The Union's new President: Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa
Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa has been elected as the new President of The Union at a meeting in Liverpool of the Board of Directors.World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, 7th Conference of the Parties Begins in New Delhi, India
Tobacco use is still the greatest preventable cause of death worldwide. It claims more than six million lives each year. In total it is projected to kill up to one billion people this century unless there is a coordinated and sustained intervention.The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region
The 18th Union Conference of the Latin America Region in Lima, Peru, opened today with presentations focusing on the current situation and control of tuberculosis (TB) in the region.An innovative new tool to assess the sustainability of national tobacco control programmes launched by The Union
The Index of Tobacco Control Sustainability (ITCS) has been launched by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) to assist countries to assess and guide national tobacco control programmes to become sustainable.Tribute paid as Dr Anthony Harries steps aside from Director of Operational Research role
At the Closing Ceremony of the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health, José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director, paid tribute to Dr Anthony Harries as he steps aside from his role as Director of Operational Research and a Senior Advisor.The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concludes
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concluded its four day programme under the theme “Confronting Resistance: Fundamentals to Innovations” on Saturday.
Over 3,000 participants came together from 126 countries to make Liverpool, UK, the heart…
Heritage Members established in the biggest change to Union membership in nearly 100 years
At Friday’s General Assembly, held at The Union World Conference in Liverpool, Union members voted for the biggest change to the membership structure in The Union’s 96 years.Natural Disasters and Weak Health Systems Force Innovative Approaches to Delivering Tuberculosis Treatment and Care: Studies
New research announced today demonstrates the innovation needed to maintain tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care in the face of natural disasters and weak health systems.New Links Found Between Tuberculosis and Non-communicable Diseases
A series of new research announced today demonstrates linkages between tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease, and non-communicable diseases including chronic kidney disease and diabetes.Research Finds Promise in Shorter, More Effective Approaches to Treating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
With improper treatment, drug-resistance can develop quickly. Health clinics are missing opportunities to diagnose drug-resistant TB sooner, studies show. New research was presented at the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health.Realising the potential of workplaces to prevent and control NCDs
NCD Alliance (of which The Union is a member organisation)
This NCD Alliance report looks at how public policy can encourage businesses and governments to work together to address NCDs through the workplace. Produced in partnership with Bupa, the report calls…