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• This working group focuses on chronic respiratory problems, across the life course with the goal of advocating for challenge-focused research that is inclusive, equitable and strengthens links between researchers, communities and policymakers.

  Completed activities/…

• The Zoonotic TB (ZTB) Sub-section was formed in the early 2000’s when it became clear that there was a general lack of understanding and attention regarding ZTB by public health and animal health agencies, physicians and veterinarians, politicians, and the general public. It…

• The TB Undernutrition working group was established to highlight the importance of undernutrition as a risk factor for TB disease by engaging key stakeholders, providing critical analysis of bottlenecks to addressing this modifiable risk factor, and by helping identify…

• This working group was formed to set up a community of practice in tuberculosis multimorbidity, aiming to develop and promote a strategic research, awareness, advocacy and policy agenda and initiatives on physical and mental multimorbidity in tuberculosis care. 

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• CHILDHOOD PNEUMONIA WORKING GROUP

  Adult and Childhood Lung Health Scientific Section, The Union Authors: Eric McCollum, Rebecca Nantanda, Leith Greenslade

  Overall Goal

  To establish a child pneumonia hub within the Union to:

  Amplify evidence and…

• Globally, people deprived of liberty (PDL) have extremely high rates of tuberculosis, often more than 10 times greater than the general population.1,2 Overcrowding, poor ventilation, limited access to healthcare resources, substance abuse and undernutrition are all risk…

In September 2022, The Union delivered the first national DR-TB clinical and programmatic course in the country and was founded by the Global Fund TB Grant for Eritrea.

• Gender is one of the most important social determinants of health and should be a critical component of strategies to end the highly gendered global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Gender-responsive approaches that address cultural, structural, social, and individual determinants…

• Overall Goal: To improve child health globally by advocating for - and contributing to - clinical research, implementation science, and providing an evidence base for policy-making that addresses the challenge of co-occurring TB and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in…

• Working Group goal: To develop and promote a strategic policy agenda on quality improvement package for the diagnosis, treatment and management of asthma

  Background:

  With a mandate to bridge the gap between the scientific disciplines related to tuberculosis…

A blended format training that supports cascading of training on the Management of Child and Adolescent TB by national and sub-national trainers in TB high-burden countries.

• In 2026, it is unacceptable that 10 million people still develop tuberculosis and 1.25 million people die from this infectious disease. Such inequity must not be tolerated – TB is not a fact of life.

  Collectively we must demand more from our government and local…

The Operational Research Fellow is responsible for developing research proposals and for operationalising and conducting operational research on strategies, interventions, tools, and new knowledge that improve health care delivery in programme…