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• Today, The Union is releasing Diagnostic CXR Atlas for Tuberculosis in Children Image Library. The online image library contains a collection of chest x-rays (CXRs) from children less than 15 years of age and who present with symptoms and signs of tuberculosis (TB).…

• We wanted to draw your attention to a new article type, Literature Highlights, launched in the October issue of the IJTLD – see https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iuatld/ijtld/2022/00000026/00000010/art00005

  Literature Highlights is a bimonthly digest (i.e., 6…

• Union and NTEP staff in the State of Assam

  India is the country with the highest TB burden in the world, contributing 28% of the global TB burden. The country has recently published the findings of the National TB Prevalence survey (NPS) which was conducted from 2019-2021…

• In 2021, the Centre for Operational Research at The Union worked with the Johns Hopkins Centre for Tuberculosis in Baltimore, USA, Professor Lin Yan in Beijing, China, and China National TB Programme staff to assess the feasibility and value of conducting post-TB assessments…

• A research project has been launched to explore how tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment can be improved for people living with HIV, including children living with HIV, in Uganda.

  The project is being implemented at 12 health facilities across four regions,…

• As part of the Contribute to the Elimination of Tuberculosis in Africa (CETA) Project, a clinical internship programme was organised for clinicians from the eight project countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Central African Republic, Niger, Senegal and Togo).…

• The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Child and Adolescent TB Centre of Excellence (COE) is a virtual platform for sharing best practices, discuss common challenges and develop collective solutions in combatting child and adolescent TB.

  Launched in 2020, by The Union and…

• Founded in 1920, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has over a 100-year history of bringing innovation, solutions and support to address health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. Since its inception, The Union has had a…

• A short video explaining the vision, objectives and strategy by Dr Kobto Koura, our Department of TB Director.

• Vision 

  A world free of TB 

  Objectives 

  To achieve this vision, The Union will aim to: 

  End the spread of TB - Finding and treating all people with TB. Reaching people in the community, and ensuring all people with TB are…

• The Union Asia Pacific Office has started a monthly bulletin to share our activities in the region. The bulletin provides key highlights of our tobacco control and tuberculosis work carried out in Indonesia, Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Timor-Leste.

  The…

• Following eight years of legal battle, on 28 August 2022, the Nepal Supreme Court has ruled in favour of public health protection mandating industry to print 90% pictorial health warnings (PHW) on all tobacco packs.

  Nepal had passed the rules to enlarge its PHWs to…

• 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…