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Lung diseases, and especially pneumonia, are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children infected with HIV in low-income countries. In TB-endemic countries, tuberculosis is common in HIV-infected children, although it frequently presents with the symptoms of acute…

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The first issue of The Union's new open access, online journal, Public Health Action (PHA), is currently launching. PHA has been designed to provide a platform for The Union's vision of 'Health solutions for the poor'. It addresses the clear need for…

In it's policy recommendation, WHO emphasized the urgent need to further assess Xpert MTB/RIF through research. Open questions relate to the impact of Xpert MTB/RIF when implemented within diagnostic algorithms for different patient groups as well as in…

For the full statement from the NCD Alliance, the Political Declaration and schedule of events for the Summit, please click here...

The 193 UN Member States have now agreed on a Political Declaration to

> put forward to the UN Summit on NCDs on 19-20…

A.D. Harries, K. Lönnroth (coordinators)

The World Health Organization and The Union developed this framework based on systematic reviews and existing guidelines to guide national programmes and others on developing a coordinated response to TB and diabetes…

The first step in the process was a systematic review and meta-analysis of the existing literature conducted by colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, USA. In November 2009 an expert meeting was convened at…

Four francophone African countries recently shared their successful experience using a shortened regimen for treating patients with MDR-TB with representatives of other francophone countries at a Union workshop in Douala, Cameroon. This was the third MDR-TB workshop offered…

Teams from the TB and HIV/AIDS programmes in Zimbabwe and Namibia, as well as patient representatives and HIV activists, participated in the Union's course "Working Together: Strengthening the Implementation of Collaborative TBHIV Activities" in July 2011. The 4-1/2 day…

Dr Anand Date is a physician trained in preventive medicine and applied epidemiology. He currently works as a medical epidemiologist with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS at the US Centers for Disease Control and…

A Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use in low- and middle-income countries was launched in December 2006 and is a competitively awarded grants program, funded by Michael R. Bloomberg. The grants program is managed by the International Union Against…

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The Outcomes Document for the UN Summit on NCDs is being negotiated by UN member states this month. The NCD Alliance (NCDA), including The Union, has identified 10 Priority Outcomes, including full support of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Stakeholders…

A supplement for the Journal of the International AIDS Society on programmatic and operational challenges in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has been guest edited by Dr Rony Zachariah (Médecins sans Frontières–Belgium) and Prof Anthony D. Harries (The Union).…

Representatives from 17 countries gathered in Panama City on 7 and 8 July 2011 for the VII Meeting of TB/HIV in the Americas. Participants included national TB and HIV control programmes; representatives from affected communities and civil society; scientific societies; the…

"The report provides evidence of the impact of global efforts to address the pandemic of tobacco-related diseases," said Dr Nils E Billo, Executive Director of The Union. "Since 2008, tobacco control measures have been put in place that protect 1.1 billion more…

"There is medicine even in this stone. You need to have the eyes to see it"

"Children and adolescents are our future. They are a cornerstone in the prevention of NCDs , however, when it comes to addressing NCD's, children are too frequently left off the policy agenda," said Dr. Kate Armstrong, Chair of the NCD Alliance Child-Focused…

The Union's Integrated HIV Care (IHC) programme in Myanmar has received funds that will enable it to expand activities designed to decrease HIV-related morbidity and mortality in a substantial number of HIV-infected adults and children. Some 12,000 patients will receive…

The Union course "Working Together: Strengthening the Implementation of Collaborative TB/HIV Activities" was held for the first time in Asia on 23–27 May 2011. The Union China Office organised the course, which was held in Beijing for 30 participants from 13 provinces, the…

There is now good evidence of an important association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis, with diabetes increasing the risk of active tuberculosis by a factor of two to three and increasing the risk of adverse outcomes. Over the past 12 months, the World Health…