The first international conference on tuberculosis was held in 1867, well before the cause of TB was discovered by Prof Robert Koch in 1882. The Union traces its origins to these gatherings of experts from around the world who were determined to collaborate and find a common solution to "the White Plague" – tuberculosis. The International Union Against Tuberculosis (IUAT) was formed by 31 national lung associations at the first meeting after World War I, held in Paris in 1920. This is known as the Constitutional Conference.
Previous Conferences
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Year |
Location |
President |
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2024 |
Bali | Prof Guy Marks | |
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2023 |
Paris | Prof Guy Marks | |
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2022 |
Virtual | Prof Guy Marks | |
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2021 |
Virtual | Prof Guy Marks | |
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2020 |
Virtual | Prof Guy Marks | |
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2019 |
Hyderabad | Dr J Chakaya Muhwa | |
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2018 |
The Hague | Dr J Chakaya Muhwa | |
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2017 |
Guadalajara |
Dr J Chakaya Muhwa | |
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2016 |
Liverpool |
Dr E Jane Carter |
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2015 |
Cape Town |
Dr E Jane Carter |
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2014 |
Barcelona |
Dr E Jane Carter |
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2013 |
Paris |
Dr E Jane Carter |
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2012 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Dr E Jane Carter |
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2011 |
Lille |
Dr S Bertel Squire |
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2010 |
Berlin |
Dr S Bertel Squire |
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Dr S Bertel Squire |
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2008 |
Paris |
Dr S Bertel Squire |
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2007 |
Cape Town |
Dr Asma El Sony |
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2006 |
Paris |
Dr Asma El Sony |
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2005 |
Paris |
Dr Asma El Sony |
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2004 |
Paris |
Dr Asma El Sony |
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2003 |
Paris |
Prof Anne Fanning |
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2002 |
Montreal |
Prof Anne Fanning |
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2001 |
Paris |
Prof Anne Fanning |
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2000 |
Florence |
Dr Kjell Bjartveit |
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1999 |
Madrid |
Dr Kjell Bjartveit |
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1998 |
Bangkok |
Dr Songkram Supcharoen |
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1997 |
Paris |
Dr Songkram Supcharoen |
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1996 |
Paris |
Dr Songkram Supcharoen |
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1995 |
Paris |
Dr Songkram Supcharoen |
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1994 |
Mainz |
Prof Rudolf Ferlinz |
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1990 |
Boston |
Mr James Swomley |
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1986 |
Singapore |
Dr N C Sen Gupta |
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1982 |
Buenos Aires |
Prof H Rodriguez Castells |
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1978 |
Brussels |
Prof A Gyselen |
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1975 |
Mexico |
Mr Miguel Jimenez |
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1973 |
Tokyo |
Mr T Shimatzu |
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1971 |
Moscow |
Prof V Chebanov |
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1969 |
New York |
Dr James E Perkins |
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1967 |
Amsterdam |
Prof Jan K Kraan |
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1965 |
Munich |
Prof Erich Schröder |
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1963 |
Rome |
Prof Attilio Omodei Zorini |
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1961 |
Toronto |
Dr G J Wherrett |
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1959 |
Istanbul |
Prof Ismail Tewfik Saglam |
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1957 |
New Delhi |
Dr P V Benjamin |
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1954 |
Madrid |
Prof A Crespo Alvarez |
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1952 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Prof Manoel de Abreu |
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1950 |
Copenhagen |
Prof K A Jensen |
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1937 |
Lisbon |
Dr Lopo de Carvalho |
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1934 |
Warsaw |
Dr Eugenjusz Piestrzynski |
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1932 |
Amsterdam |
Prof Willelm Nolen |
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1930 |
Oslo |
Prof Théodor Frölich |
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1928 |
Rome |
Dr F A Piomarta |
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1926 |
Washington |
Dr Theobald Smith |
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1924 |
Lausanne |
Dr F Morin |
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1922 |
Brussels |
Dr E Dewez |
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1921 |
London |
Prof Robert Philip |
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1920 |
Paris |
IUAT Constitutional Conference |