Three new Honorary Members named
At the General Assembly in Cape Town, three longstanding Union members received Honorary Member status. This lifetime status is…
Outstanding contributions to TB and lung health honoured at the World Conference
Awards sponsored by The Union and its partners were presented throughout the week at the plenary sessions of the 46th Union World…
Studies: Progress against TB hindered by faltering response to disease among key affected populations
A series of new studies on TB among incarcerated persons, bovine strains of TB found in cattle that are transmitting to humans, and TB…
Symposium at World Conference focused on challenge of TB in conflict-affected communities
Wars, conflict and persecution have displaced more people today than at any other time since records began. Nearly 60 million people are…
New cohort study shows promise of dramatically shorter treatment option for multidrug-resistant TB
Initial results show 80% success rate using 9-month treatment option for MDR-TB, compared with 24-month treatment standard
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Turning the tide against TB: Treatment alone won’t work
An op-ed by Paula I Fujiwara and Linda-Gail Bekker, reprinted from South Africa's Mail and Guardian
Just last month, the World…
First child-friendly TB drugs announced at Cape Town press conference
During a press conference on Wednesday at the 46th Union World on Lung Health in Cape Town, TB Alliance and its partners announced the…
“There is no shame in contracting TB” – Day Two, Global TB Summit
Day two of the Global TB Summit (30 November) began with a site visit to Ubuntu Clinic, a facility supported by Médecins Sans…
No-one is immune from TB: Day One of the Global TB Summit, Cape Town
Dr von Groote-Bidlingmaier, a specialist physician in Internal Medicine and Pulmonology, gave a presentation on the research agenda of…
Inaugural and plenary speakers announced
INAUGURAL SESSION
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 17:30–19:00Auditorium I, Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
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Parliamentarians arrive for the Global TB Summit in Cape Town
MPs from nearly 30 countries started arriving in Cape Town on Saturday for the Global TB Summit – a series of sessions held from 28–30…
Argentina's Supreme Court throws out tobacco industry suit against pioneering smokefree policy
Precedent is now set for sub-national tobacco control initiatives
After a nine-year legal battle, the Argentine Supreme Court of…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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