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Tobacco use is the single greatest cause of preventable death worldwide, claiming nearly six million lives each year. Many of these are cancer-related.

Although tobacco use remains the greatest risk factor for cancer, consumption is still on the increase. The number of…

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The Union in partnership with experts from TB endemic countries has produced for NTPs a desk guide of child TB management for health workers aimed at the district or more peripheral level of care.

Research carried out in six cities with dangerous levels of air pollution indicates that air quality inside venues that allow smoking is even worse than outdoors. The study, published today in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, was co-authored by tobacco control…

A new course on building sustainable funds for tobacco control programmes has been successfully piloted in Bangladesh.

The pilot launched the next phase of The Union’s innovative work to help develop sustainable funding mechanisms that are tailored for the legal and…

Using a colourful, illustrated Patients’ Charter, Project Axshya sensitised just over 30,000 TB patients in 2015. The charter, which has been translated into 19 regional languages, empowers patients by ensuring that they understand their rights, make informed choices and…

While all issues of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease become open access six months after publication, authors who require it may now have their articles published as immediate open access for a fee of 1500 euros.

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Indian parliamentarians across party lines met on 21 December 2015 to demand and sustain high-level domestic commitment to end TB in India. As a result, honorable members of parliament from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha pledged to drive political, administrative and…

The Union Zimbabwe and Uganda offices recently received a two-year grant from the World Diabetes Foundation, which will support the integration of tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus care in the two countries.  The overall goal of the project is to pilot the feasibility…

The Union Zimbabwe Office has been awarded a Global Fund New Funding Model Sub-Recipient grant for Tuberculosis Community Systems Strengthening, proving additional funding to complement traditional funding streams from the United States Agency for International Development (…

The Union Zimbabwe Office delivered a postgraduate course for the first time at the 46th Union World Lung Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town, South Africa. The course introduced a user-friendly, step-by-step guide for healthcare workers on the collection, analysis and use…

To build research capacity in the Pacific region, a SORT IT operational research (OR) course is being offered under the aegis of The Union Asia Pacific. The SORT IT programme offers an intensive course in operational research that consists of three six-day modules offered…

Indonesia was the patron for the recent Bali summit on TB and diabetes organised by The Union and World Diabetes Foundation, as a country deeply impacted by this looming co-epidemic. It ranks fifth in terms of TB incidence globally, but there are approximately 9.1 million…

Each year The Union offers technical courses to strengthen capacity in clinical and programmatic management of all forms of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) at locations around the world.  The five-day International Course on the Clinical Management of Drug-Resistant…

Dear Union friends and colleagues,

2015 is a year that all of us in public health have focused on since the beginning of the century – the moment when we would stop and assess our progress towards our joint Millennium Development Goals and set new ones in the agenda…

An image capturing the moment a magistrate orders the public burning of illegal tobacco advertising in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been selected as one of the The Lancet’s Highlights for 2015.

The striking photograph was selected as ‘capturing a health issue in a powerful…

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) are challenging tuberculosis control globally. Early identification of patients with MDR-TB and XDR-TB and the complex pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance are key to providing…

The Union mourns the passing of Kraig Klaudt. He was a leading advocate and visionary in the fight to end TB and other killers, and his efforts over many years have left a lasting impact on global public health. 

Kraig was instrumental in popularising the concept…

Dr Sarabjit Chadha leads the largest project The Union has ever undertaken – and it serves
the country with the world’s greatest TB burden, India. Project Axshya’s mission is to strengthen TB control through civil society engagement and improve access to services for…

Early in 2015, the South African Health Minister and Chair of the Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, announced that he was introducing 100% regular screening for tuberculosis for all inmates in South African prisons, as well as for their…

The Union North America Region and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association are holding a joint 20th annual conference in Denver, Colorado (USA) on 24-27 February 2016.

This year's agenda includes wide-ranging clinical, scientific and programmatic topics.…

A post-graduate course on “Using Epidemiology for Data-Driven Decision-Making in Tuberculosis Programs” will be offered in conjunction with the NAR conference on 24 February 2015 in Denver, Colorado.

This jointly sponsored course put on by The Union and the US TB…

Prof Denis A Mitchison, one of the great pioneers of tuberculosis research was awarded The Union medal, at the Inaugural Session of the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town, South Africa. The Union Medal is bestowed on members who have made an outstanding…

Awards sponsored by The Union and its partners were presented throughout the week at the plenary sessions of the 46th Union World Conference in Cape Town.

The Karel Styblo Public Health Prize: Stephen M Graham (Australia) The Karel Styblo Public Health Prize…

At the General Assembly in Cape Town, three longstanding Union members received Honorary Member status.  This lifetime status is granted to individuals who have become distinguished through active participation in The Union's activities and the fulfillment of its goals.…

A New Agenda has shaped the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town and inspired a community of over 4,000 delegates to take up the fight of this new era. 

As well as being the largest World Lung Health conference to date, this year’s event offered…