SORT IT operational research course now on video
There is a growing national and international need for operational research (OR) and related capacity building in global public health.…
Public-private partnership fosters collaboration to tackle MDR-TB in Peru
The Union, the Peruvian Ministry of Health and Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, joined forces to host a…
Bridging the gaps in the Mekong's fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
“There are substantial barriers to accessing TB services for those who live in the townships and villages of Yunnan Province,” says Dr…
Dr Rana Singh: Supporting governments to advance tobacco control infrastructure and prevent industry interference
As a pulmonologist working in India, Dr Rana Singh came across people with lung diseases caused or exacerbated by tobacco use,…
In memoriam: Prof Rudolf Ferlinz
Prof Rudolf Ferlinz, who served as President of The Union from 1991 to 1994, passed away this year at the age of 87 in his hometown of…
Cape Town plenary speakers announced
Imbizo community space featuring performance and discussion will be open to the general public.
An opening plenary session on…
The Sharjah Declaration
Today, on the final day of the inaugural Global NCD Alliance Forum, more than 200 civil society organisations from 40 nations signed the…
Call for unity and action at Global NCD Alliance Forum on World Diabetes Day
On World Diabetes Day, José Luis Castro, The Union’s Executive Director and Chair of the NCD Alliance, speaks of working together to…
A message from the Executive Director in light of the recent attacks in Paris
Dear Friends,
I am overwhelmed and outraged by these barbaric acts of terror in our city.
We have reached…
The Union helps establish new NCD alliance in Southeast Asia
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated eight million lives are lost due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) each year…
First-ever Global NCD Alliance Forum is held in Sharjah, UAE
The NCD Alliance is convening the first-ever Global NCD Alliance Forum from 13 to 15 November 2015 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE…
World Pneumonia Day 2015: raise awareness, promote interventions, generate action
World Pneumonia Day takes place every 12th of November to remind us all of the continuing and urgent need to raise awareness of the…
Panel discusses NCD challenges in the Asia-Pacific
The Union recently participated in a panel on the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the Sanofi Partners in Patient…
Bali Summit: Coordinated TB-diabetes treatment needed across all levels of the health system
“We have the ability and responsibility to address a growing public health crisis that needs urgent action. I am here to say we at The…
Indonesian government signs historic Bali Declaration targeting looming co-epidemic of TB and diabetes
New data show 1 in 4 people with TB also have diabetes in hot spots in India
After convening a two-day Summit this week in Bali…
Taking action against TB-diabetes
A message from Executive Director Jose Luis Castro
Last week the World Health Organization released new data showing that TB has…
Centennial Campaign fundraiser in Edinburgh
An ambitious 24k run covering the seven hills of Edinburgh was held last month to raise funds for The Union's Centennial Campaign 2012–…
Myra Wisotzky: Empowering people to engage in the health system
Myra Wisotzky chose to work in public health “because it offered an opportunity to empower people to engage in the health…
Nepal implements 90 per cent graphic health warnings on tobacco packs, strictest in the world
Tobacco packs in Nepal now have 90 per cent of their surface area covered with hard-hitting pictures of the health impacts of tobacco…
New WHO report underscores need for against TB and diabetes
28 October 2015 (Paris, France) – Today health officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva released a comprehensive…
15 journalists receive fellowships to attend training and conference in Cape Town
The National Press Foundation has announced the journalist fellows who will be travelling to Cape Town in December to attend the J2J…
Health officials urge action against TB and diabetes
Bali summit marks first major effort to mount defense against looming co-epidemic
Health officials from the governments…
Progress for India’s 85 per cent graphic health warnings on tobacco packs – now due in April 2016
India’s Ministry of Health has announced that pictorial health warnings covering 85 per cent of the display surface of all tobacco…
New HIV treatment guidelines released by WHO
Today, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on when to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis…
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