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In memoriam: Prof SH Lee
Prof Lee Shiu Hung, a long-time member of The Union and the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, died on 9 January 2014, at the age of 81.Chinese public officials required not to smoke in public places
Officials should not to smoke in public places or use public funds for cigarettes and should create smokefree government buildingsAchievers: Francisco Olea-Popelka and the Zoonotic TB Sub-Section
“The Union has been crucial to my work because it offers a unique platform for collaborating with physicians, veterinarians and public health workers from all over the world.”Party brightens lives of HIV-infected children in Myanmar
A party in Mandalay helped 120 children with HIV put aside their difficulties for a few hours last month. The festive event included gifts of toys for all the children, as well as performances, such as "Thukhuma Khayethe" which means "art traveler", a magic show, the Network…
Union study provides findings on best rifabutin dosage for TB patients on antiretroviral therapy
Pediatric HIV management training held in Myanmar
More than 50 doctors participated in the two-day Union course.Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Association celebrates 80th year
The Union congratulates CATA, our constituent member from China, on 80 years of TB capacity building, continuing education and research.Tara Singh Bam: Dedicated to stopping the disease of “tobaccosis”
“Tobacco use is not pleasurable. It’s not a risk factor. It is itself a disease – tobaccosis.”Smokefree Russia website launched
New site created by The Union and Russia's Health and Development Foundation offers resources for smokefree advocates4th Islamic Conference of OIC Health Ministers adopted resolutions on tobacco control
The conference resolutions support ratification of the FCTC and other measuresGovernment of Pakistan establishes first provincial tobacco control cell
With support from The Union, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has become the first province to establish a tobacco control cell,Leadership change for The Union Zimbabwe Office
Dr Zishiri assumes leadership of The Union Zimbabwe Office upon the retirement of Dr NyathiIMDP begins 11th year with expanded courses
The Union’s International Management Development Programme has become a highly regarded resource for public health management training over its first decade. Some 4,000 managers from around the world have benefited from IMDP courses, which are designed to build skills in key…
China MPOWER/FCTC workshop leads to plans for legislation and research
Participants from 10 provinces and cities attended the workshop organised by The Union China Office.The first smokefree beach in Mexico: Playa San Martin in Cozumel
It is the first national smokefree beach, and only the third in Latin America and the fifth, worldwide.NGOs present statement on NCDs to WHO Europe Ministerial Conference
The Union and seven other NGOs call for strong response to NCDs and a smokefree Europe by 2040.Nelson Mandela, a special champion of TB and HIV/AIDS, dies in Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela, one of the great champions of human rights, freedom – and public health – died on 5 December in Johannesburg. He was 95.
South Africa’s first black president, who spent 27 years in prison for his long campaign against apartheid, received the Nobel…
Global Fund partners pledge US$ 12 billion over next three years
Global Fund donors have pledged the largest amount ever for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria.Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation
A Lancet Commission has released a report that revisits the case for investing in health and offers a new investment framework to achieve dramatic health gains by 2035.World AIDS Day 2013: a commentary
On 1 December, people everywhere observe World AIDS Day. For the 26th consecutive year, we all pause to reflect – and to reignite the spark of energy and commitment that drives us to press forward until victory is in sight.
Once again, our moments of reflection reveal…
Peru passes new guidelines that focus on basic TB control
The Government of Peru passed a Ministerial Resolution this month officially adopting new national guidelines for the management of tuberculosis.Zimbabwe makes steady progress against TB-HIV with The Union's support
23 clinics participating in a Union pilot project now offer integrated TB-HIV servicesNew laboratory handbook on TB diagnosis by sputum microscopy
A new guide for the laboratory technician at the bench has been published by the Global Laboratory Initiative.First course to be offered in Iran focuses on MDR-/XDR-TB
The Union was recently invited to offer training on the clinical management of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-/XDR-TB) and TB infection control in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This was the first time a Union course has been offered there.
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US $30.45 million from the Global Fund for Project Axshya in India
With some two million new cases of tuberculosis annually, India bears the highest TB burden in the world, and has among the highest number of MDR-TB patients. The Union’s Project Axshya is a major initiative that has been strengthening tuberculosis care and control with…