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• All twenty-seven cities and districts in West Java, Indonesia’s most densely populated region, now prohibit smoking in all public places, workplaces, and public transport. As a result, nearly 49 million people are protected from the harms of second-hand smoke.

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• The Theme

  The theme of the competition is The Union’s vision – A healthier world for all, free of tuberculosis and lung disease.

  This was the most appropriate theme for The Union’s first photography competition. It also provides members with the creative…

• The Union and international partners are exploring whether the detection and control of tuberculosis (TB) can be improved using the “7-1-7” metric.

  In July 2021, Dr Thomas Frieden and colleagues from Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) proposed “7-1-7” as a global…

• The Union is delighted to announce that Dr Kobto Koura has been appointed as the Director of the Department of Tuberculosis.

  Prof Guy Marks, President and Interim Executive Director, said: “Kobto has been doing an excellent job as Acting Director, so it was…

Dr. Nacho Monedero shares his views on importance of localised programmes, why governments need to continue investing and his experiences travelling the world to further our mission to end TB.

An Editorial in the IJTLD explains the increase in the Journal's impact factor and describes how we are improving the Journal for authors and readers. The preprint is free to read.

After a 11-year battle, the Philippines’ Supreme Court ruled to uphold the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health (DOH) to regulate all products affecting health, including tobacco products. This…

Z. Aranda and H. J. Sánchez-Pérez call on health providers, researchers and decision-makers to develop studies and interventions that address the impact of COVID-19 on TB control in vulnerable populations.

• The Union is very sad to learn that Don Enarson, our first full-time Director of Scientific Activities, died on Wednesday. Don joined The Union from 1991 until 2013.

  Don was an extraordinary person. His vision, intelligence, originality, humility, love of humanity and…

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  Professeur Gisèle Badoum, Consultante à l’Union International contre la Tuberculose et les Maladies Respiratoires et Directrice du Cours International sur la Tuberculose et Doctor Kokto Koura, Directeur par intérim du Département TB de l’Union International…

Treatment of multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is difficult. Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang, Senior Consultant at The Union, discusses the World Health Organization's latest rapid communication.

• On 31 May, the President of México, the Honorable Andrés Manuel López Obrador received special recognition from the World Health Organization (WHO) for remarkable contributions to advance Mexico’s tobacco control measures. The President’s leadership has catalyzed the most…

The power of the pen - Correspondence in a forthcoming issue of the IJTLD highlights how a Letter to the Editor helped to progress legislation on indoor air quality in India. The preprint is free to read.

• The 75th session of the World Health Assembly takes place this week in Geneva. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is encouraged to see tuberculosis (TB) research and innovation on the agenda, as we believes the only way to end TB is to…

An Editorial in a forthcoming issue of the IJTLD examines the WHO's recent rapid communication on key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant TB. The preprint is free to read.

• On International Nurses Day 2022, The Union would like to celebrate and acknowledge the outstanding contributions of nurses to end tuberculosis (TB) and lung diseases.

  TB care and prevention would not be possible without the nursing workforce. Despite their importance…

• As part of a drive to support the next generation of lung health leaders, The Union is accepting applications for free student memberships. This has been thanks to the generosity of Union members who have been donating the memberships.

  On International Nurses Day 2022…

• This factsheet provides the most up-to-date information on what is presently known about smoking and COVID-19 during various inflection points; clarifies misinformation; and summarizes biochemical research on tobacco, ACE2 receptors, and SARS-CoV-2.

• This fact sheet synthesizes the ten key arguments in The Union’s 2020 position paper, “Where Bans are Best” and also provides guidance on critical questions.

• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one-fifth of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) consider better enforcement of FCTC measures absolutely imperative. Achieving this ambitious goal is dependent on several related factors…

• Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are very different, but both are considered “novel products”; the tobacco industry sometimes calls e-cigarettes and HTPs “next generation products” (NGPs) and frequently alleges that they are safer than combustible…

• Tobacco Vendor Licensing (TVL) reduces tobacco product availability and accessibility, particularly to vulnerable youth. A key tobacco control measure, TVL can limit tobacco retailer density around schools, parks, and hospitals; this is critically important because vendor…