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• The Union Asia Pacific Office has published the September issue of its bulletin to share our activities in the region. This bulletin highlights the key activities, focusing on Tobacco Control and TB, carried out in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines…

An Editorial in the September issue of PHA highlights the need to accelerate progress towards TB elimination.

• Bangladesh recently convened the 3rd Mayors Summit under the theme “United efforts for healthy cities” from July 21st to 23rd in Cox’s Bazar. The gathering brought together mayors and representatives from 30 cities across the country to both commit to their goals and…

An Editorial in a forthcoming issue of the IJTLD highlights the need for access to medications for drugs for TB in Europe. The preprint is free to read.

Recently, The Union launched the 30th edition of its hugely successful international tuberculosis training course – sharing the latest insights and best practices in the global fight against TB.

• The Union Asia Pacific Office has published the August issue of its bulletin to share our activities in the region. This bulletin highlights the key activities, focusing on Tobacco Control and TB, carried out in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines,…

• The Union Asia Pacific Office has published the July issue of its bulletin to share our activities in the region. This bulletin highlights the key activities, focusing on Tobacco Control and TB, carried out in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines,…

Monthly ‘round-up’ news item – June 2023

• The Union Asia Pacific Office has published the June issue of its bulletin to share our activities in the region. This bulletin highlights the key activities, focusing on Tobacco Control and TB, carried out in Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam…

An Editorial in a forthcoming issue of the IJTLD highlights the need for child-friendly medications for drug-resistant TB. The preprint is free to read.

New research shows barriers to accessing tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment remain in Uganda, even though coverage is high amongst many people living with HIV.

A panel of 65 global experts have identified eight clinical standards for the management of adverse effects during treatment for tuberculosis (TB).

A new study in China has found that it was possible and valuable to assess people with tuberculosis (TB) for symptoms, comorbidities, risk factors and disability at the start and end of TB treatment.

For the first time ever researchers, sponsored by The Union, have estimated the rate of tuberculosis (TB) in incarcerated persons, having analysed data from almost every country in the world (193 out of 195 countries) between 2000 and 2019.…

An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA describes the prevalence, associated factors and fatality due to uterine rupture. The preprint is free to read.

An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA assesses point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for the early detection of advanced HIV disease (AHD), and in its presence, TB and cryptococcosis, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

An article in a forthcoming issue of PHA assesses the factors influencing the unfavourable outcome of cases referred for firearm trauma in a war-torn African country.

• The Union Asia Pacific Office has published the May issue of its bulletin to share our activities in the region. This bulletin highlights the key activities, focusing on Tobacco Control and TB, carried out in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines and…

• As part of an initiative to raise awareness of tuberculosis (TB) in Meghalaya, India, local people have been invited to help paint TB information on walls across the state.

  This intervention started in February 2023, and 14 walls in six districts of Meghalaya have…

• This year’s World No Tobacco Day theme was “Grow food, not tobacco”. The campaign raises awareness about alternative crop production for tobacco farmers and encourage them to grow sustainable, nutritious crops. It also exposes the tobacco industry’s efforts to…

• In a historic step, Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, has implemented a tobacco-free campus policy, becoming the first university in Indonesia to do so.

  This progressive move not only prohibits smoking, vaping, and the sale of tobacco products on…

Monthly ‘round-up’ news item – May 2023