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
World health’s “movers and shakers” gather in Geneva to discuss NCDs and the post-2015 era
The 68th World Health Assembly to be held on 18-26 May 2015
This coming week Mr José Luis Castro, Executive Director of The…
A roadmap for tackling NCDs – using successful tobacco control approach as a template
The Union’s Department of Tobacco Control is developing a new step-by-step guide for governments tackling the rising pandemic of non-…
World Asthma Day on 5 May focuses on chronic lung disease affecting over 300 million
World Asthma Day is held each year on the first Tuesday of May to draw attention to and build support for a lung disease that affects up…
New Union working group: asthma management in low- and middle-income countries
Although effective therapy exists for treating asthma, it is presently not available for the majority of individuals with asthma living…
World Cancer Day: 4 February 2015
Around the world, more people die from lung cancer than from any other type of cancer. In…
World Diabetes Day offers opportunity to raise awareness of link between diabetes and TB
The links between diabetes and unhealthy eating, obesity and lack of exercise are well known, but this World Diabetes Day (14 November…
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
BEING PART OF THE UNION IS BEING PART OF A MOVEMENT. A MOVEMENT FOCUSED ON ADVANCING SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY.