Our work on lung health and NCDs
The Union calls for policies and actions that contribute to improved lung health globally. We promote the importance of poverty reduction and address the social determinants of health to improve health outcomes worldwide.
The Union's priority areas are:
The Global Asthma Network
In collaboration with the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, The Union founded the Global Asthma Network (GAN) which published The Global Asthma Report 2018, an 88 page cutting edge State-of-the-Art report, with contributions from 53 experts around the globe.
Lung Health Union News
New report shows investment in neglected disease R&D still falling
A report on 2015 global investment into research and development (R&D) of new products for neglected diseases shows that year on…
The Director’s Corner
A message from José Luis Castro, Executive Director, The Union, on World Cancer Day.
As people around the globe unite to mark…
At World Healthcare Forum Union Executive Director calls for innovative collaboration to tackle NCDs
Global leaders, including many from the field of health, gathered to focus on how to achieve a future of sustainable healthcare at the…
Film released to mark one year countdown to Global NCD Alliance Forum
The NCD Alliance has launched a film asking What drives you to be an NCD advocate? featuring the Union’s Executive Director and…
Universal Health Coverage Day calls for concerted action to ensure health for all
Today, 12 December 2016, marks the third Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, an event organised by the World Health Organization and…
José Luis Castro highlights the urgent need to address non-communicable disease in Cuba and the world
On 16 November José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director, spoke at the 7th National Congress of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Cuba…
The adult and child lung health section
Recently, this group of Union members collaborated with The Union’s Director of Lung Health to create The Union’s Strategic Plan for Lung Health 2020-2025. Two broad themes emerged as priorities: lung health across the life course; and lung health and well-being after TB.
Linked to the Strategic Plan, the section organised popular member webinars on ‘Lungs past and future: recognising and treating respiratory disease arising in early life’ and ‘Post TB lung disease – current state of the science.’
Lung health publications
Lung health expert and Union member
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