Honorary membership is a lifetime status conferred by the Board in recognition of distinguished contributions to TB and lung health. These members serve as informal advisers to The Union.
- Prof Oumou Bah-Sow (Guinea)
- Prof Xiexiu Wang (China)
- Prof Dean Schraufnagel (United States of America)
- HIH Princess Akishino (Japan)
- Professor Bertie Squire (UK)
- Dr Joseph Amolo Aluoch (Kenya)
- Prof Christopher Kuaban (Cameroon)
- Prof Nulda Beyers (South Africa)
- Dr Matthijs Bleiker (The Netherlands)
- Dr H J Chum (Tanzania, United Rep.)
- Dr Valentin Cuesta Aramburu (Uruguay)
- Prof Elif Dagli (Turkey)
- Dr Abbas Hassan El Masry (Sudan)
- Prof Asma El Sony (Sudan)
- Prof Anne Fanning (Canada)
- Prof Victorino Farga (Chile)
- Prof Martin Gninafon (Benin)
- Dr James Kieran (USA)
- Dr Arata Kochi (Switzerland)
- Dr Halfdan Mahler (Switzerland)
- Prof David Miller (United Kingdom)
- Prof Denis A Mitchison (UK)
- Prof Andrew Nunn (UK)
- Dr Daniel Nyangulu (Malawi)
- Dr Richard O'Brien (USA)
- Dr Francis R Ogasawara (USA)
- Dr Antonio Pio (Argentina)
- Prof Françoise Portaels (Belgium)
- Dr Lee B Reichman (USA)
- Dr Rodolfo Rodriguez Cruz (Brazil)
- Dr A Samy (Egypt)
- Prof H Simon Schaaf (South Africa)
- Dr Tadao Shimao (Japan)
- Dr Sonkgram Supcharoen (Thailand)
- Mr James Swomley (United States of America)
- Dr Thelma E Tupasi (The Philippines)
- Prof Hans Waaler (Norway)
- Prof Li-Xing Zhang (China)
- Prof Anneke Hesseling (South Africa)
- Dr Muhammad Amir Khan (Pakistan)
- Dr Rajita Bhavaraju (USA)
- Dr Ying Zhang (USA)