COVID-19 and TB control in immigrant communities
Letter to the editors highlighting the disparity of impact of COVID-19 and TB on immigrant communities and the need to have affordable healthcare.
Young people urged to help The Union to shape the future of lung health
The Union was established a hundred years ago, to foster knowledge sharing among all those working to find solutions to the world’s most…
IJTLD publishes Ethics and TB supplement
A supplement on Ethics and TB has been published alongside the June 2020 issue of the International Journal for Tuberculosis and Lung…
How TB and COVID-19 compare: an opportunity to integrate both control programmes
Letter to the editors which highlights similarities and differences between TB and COVID-19 – and proposes that control programmes unite to address both conditions.
COVID-19: ensuring continuity of TB services in the private sector
Pakistan has the fifth largest global burden of TB, and in response to COVID-19 a lockdown was imposed on 26 February. TB services were severely disrupted. This threatened to undermine recent gains in private-sector engagement and TB elimination efforts.
Responding to COVID-19: adjusting TB services in a low-burden setting
A letter to the editors in which the Victorian Tuberculosis Program describes how the social and programmatic changes to TB services brought on by COVID-19 have been experienced in practice.
COVID-19 in Africa: community and digital technologies for tuberculosis management
This letter explores the concerns about the negative impact that COVID-19 will have on the fight against tuberculosis in Africa
The Union’s Journal leads the way in published studies on TB and COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a digital library of tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 publications, providing…
A decrease in tuberculosis evaluations and diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic
This letter looks at the implications and potential consequences of delayed or missed diagnoses for TB, which may increase TB-related hospitalisations and death.
Mexico awarded WNTD prize for achievements in tobacco control
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Three government ministries in Mexico were awarded with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…
COVID-19 and tuberculosis—threats and opportunities
In an editorial to the IJTLD, the authors state how we must overcome the challenges that COVID-19 presents and use the opportunities it affords us to achieve a paradigm shift in TB treatment and care
The Union welcomes the WHO’s Solidarity Call to Action to realise equitable global access to COVID-19 health technologies
The Union applauds the World Health Organization’s (WHO) call to voluntarily pool the knowledge, intellectual property and data…
Severe COVID-19 cases with a history of active or latent tuberculosis
In a letter to the editors, authors report on symptom development, disease progression and treatment for three cases, each representing a different TB scenario.
Tobacco industry must cease targeting young people in LMICs
Tobacco industry must cease targeting young people in LMICs
Message from the Executive Director, 29 May 2020
On this…
Common concerns in managing bronchial asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
A letter to the editors of the IJTLD addresses the major concern of use of corticosteroids and nebulised bronchodilators in bronchial asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
Big Tobacco is denying children and young people the right to be tobacco-free, says Union paper
“The denial of children’s rights is at the heart of the tobacco industry’s interference in health policies,” says Anne Jones, Tobacco…
Ban e-cigarettes and HTPs in LMICs to prevent a new epidemic of nicotine addiction, says new Union position paper
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day next Sunday, 31 May, The Union has today publicly advocated for the prohibition of the sale of e-…
“The tobacco industry is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to protect profits and undermine tobacco control policy.”
Emma Green is The Union’s Project Manager for STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products), the global tobacco industry…
STOP finds Big Tobacco front group still spending millions on spin, not science
Initial analysis of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW)’s 2019 tax return by STOP, the global tobacco industry watchdog of…
The Union backs calls for harmful products including tobacco to be declared non-essential within pandemic responses
In addition to The Union’s statement at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA), taking place virtually this week, The Union is pleased to…
At 73rd World Health Assembly, The Union urges Member States to prioritise TB care and treatment during the pandemic
At the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly – which is, for the very first time, taking place virtually due to the ongoing…
Rapid development of a novel portable negative pressure device
A portable, negative pressure environment is one means of confronting these challenges, and could offer benefits to patients, healthcare workers, and institutions alike.
New devices could transform COVID-19 patient treatment and protect health care workers
Studies on two innovative new devices have been published today by The Union. The development of these devices, a negative…
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