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The Union’s statement on COVID-19 and Smoking
The Union is deeply concerned about COVID-19’s impact on the world’s 1.3 billion smokers and the low- and middle-income countries whose health systems are plagued by tobacco-related disease.
World TB Day Statement on CEPHEID rapid testing for COVID-19
CEPHEID rapid testing for COVID-19 designed to operate on any of Cepheid's more than 23,000 automated GeneXpert® Systems worldwide, with a detection time of approximately 45 minutes.
COVID-19 in focus on World TB Day
The Union stands in solidarity and with resilience in the fight against two airborne diseases: TB and COVID-19
The Union Celebrates 15th Anniversary of the FCTC
José Luis Castro discusses key accomplishments, new challenges in tobacco epidemic
Study by The Union shows longterm effectiveness for shortened DR-TB treatment regimen up to 24 months after treatment completion
Results from a Union-led observational study show that a nine-month shortened treatment regimen for RR-TB delivered to patients under programmatic conditions maintains a good level of effectiveness up to 24 months after completion.
The Union welcomes WHO recommendations for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
The Union welcomes the rapid communication from the World Health Organization on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The Union welcomes new and updated Global Plan to End TB 2018–2022
The Union today welcomed the STOP TB Partnership's updated Global Plan to End TB 2018-2022, launched today in Jakarta, Indonesia
Union response to the WHO 2019 Global Tuberculosis Report
Statement from The Union on the World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
Actress Claire Forlani announced as ambassador for The Union ahead of the Union World Conference on Lung Health
Actress Claire Forlani announced as ambassador for the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ahead of the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health to be held in Hyderabad, India
Making Tobacco Control A Priority to Achieve Lung Health
A joint press release to mark World No Tobacco Day 2019 was made by the Framework Convention Alliance and The Union
The Union congratulates the Government of Brazil for its efforts to hold the tobacco industry legally liable for the harm it causes
The Union today welcomed the filing of a lawsuit by the Government of Brazil against British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris International (PMI)
50th Union World Conference on Lung Health launched in Hyderabad ahead of World TB day.
Some 6000 delegates – political leaders, doctors, researchers, nurses, celebrities and activists – expected to attend the four day event
STREAM clinical trial results prove that a nine-month treatment regimen for MDR-TB is as effective as the 20-month regimen
Final results are released today in the New England Journal of Medicine and just ahead of World TB Day on 24 March
Appointment of former tobacco industry director as Deputy Minister of Commerce in the Turkish Government must be revoked
The Union calls for the Turkish Government to revoke the appointment of Mr Riza Tuna Turagay – a Director of British American Tobacco until January 2019 – as Deputy Minister of Commerce by Presidential decree.
Hitting tuberculosis for six (in Hindi)
HINDI version: Cricket tournament and summit to pledge support for a TB free India by 2025
Hitting tuberculosis for six
Top Indian parliamentarians to participate in cricket tournament and summit to pledge support for a TB free India by 2025
Ending The Emergency
The 50th Union World Conference On Lung Health comes to India, the country with the world’s highest tuberculosis burden
Tuberculosis at the crossroads: human rights and TB science under the spotlight at the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health to be held in The Hague
More than 3500 researchers, policy makers and advocates will gather at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands 24-27 October.
New operational research finds TB patients diagnosed through active case finding suffer less financial costs
Research led by researchers from The Union South-East Asia Office has been published in Global Health Action journal
The Union Statement on UN HLM on TB
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease expresses its disappointment at the no-show of European Heads of State attending the first ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis in New York on Wednesday September…
The Union applauds presence of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at UN HLM
The Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease applauds the confirmation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the first ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis on Wednesday September 26.
Groundbreaking studies prompt The Union to urge global leaders to scale up commitment to TB prevention and treatment
Results from two new studies show that TB medicine rifampin offers less toxic, shorter, more tolerable treatment option for latent tuberculosis (TB), representing a potential paradigm shift for TB prevention around the world.
On World Lung Cancer Day, FIRS commemorates, celebrates and supports those impacted by lung cancer
On World Lung Cancer Day, 1 August 2018, The Union, alongside members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) commemorate, celebrate and support those impacted by lung cancer.
New Report Exposes Silent Epidemic of Child TB
The Union published a new report today, “Silent Epidemic: A Call to Action Against Child Tuberculosis”, calling for urgent action to protect children from tuberculosis
Largest ever whole-of-population study on the impact of TB and HIV interventions on the burden of TB launched in sub-Saharan African communities
A new EUR 12.9 million project has been launched, measuring the impact of a combination TB and HIV intervention when delivered to the entire population of 14 urban, high prevalence communities in South Africa and Zambia.