World No Tobacco Day 2014: A message from The Union
Of all the words that will be written and spoken on World No Tobacco Day, perhaps none will prove as influential and lasting as several…
Chile announces expanded smoke-free policy for health care facilities
In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day (31 May), Chile’s Ministry of Health announced the expansion of its smoke-free policy…
New Study Shows Tobacco Tax Reform in Pakistan Could Lead to Half a Million Users Quitting and Increase Tax Revenues by 27.2 Billion Rupees
27 May 2014 – A report published today shows that the introduction of a uniform specific tax accounting for 70% of Pakistan’s average…
Ambitious WHO Strategy Aims to End Global TB Epidemic by 2035
On 19 May, the World Health Assembly approved the World Health Organisation’s new strategy for addressing the global TB epidemic after…
What is operational research – and what can it do for public health?
In an article published in The Lancet Global Health today, The Union joins in calling on the European Union to support operational…
Anna Nakanwagi: Leading The Union's fight against TB and HIV in Uganda
Until Dr Anna Nakanwagi went to work with Uganda’s National TB and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) as a public health graduate student…
The Union’s Latin America team contributes to development of FCTC article on ‘Liability’
Since the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) was introduced in 2005, the tobacco industry…
PICTS incorporates GPs and community-based groups into Myanmar’s TB case finding project
Two recent advocacy meetings organised by the Program to Increase Catchment of Tuberculosis Suspects (PICTS) have greatly increased the…
Civil society contributes to a record 1,900 abstracts submitted for World Conference
A record number of abstracts related to civil society’s contributions to public health have been submitted for this year’s 45th Union…
Operational research course focused on MDR-TB held in Estonia
The Union and its partners in SORT IT (Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative) completed its first three-module…
The Union joins in honouring Michael Bloomberg
Executive Director José Luis Castro represented The Union as one of 400 invited guests at the inaugural presentation of the Genesis…
UNITAID grant will speed uptake of new MDR-TB drugs
UNITAID, the public health funding mechanism supported largely by a tax on airline tickets, has pledged more than US $60 million to…
16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health: Session proposals accepted until 15 May 2014
The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 17-21 March 2015 and focus on the theme of “Tobacco and…
STAND Phase 3 Clinical Trial an Important Advancement for Tuberculosis Treatment R&D
José Luis Castro, Executive Director of The Union, issued the following statement in response to this week’s announcement of a new…
The Union Board of Directors names José Luis Castro as Executive Director
The Board of Directors of The Union has announced the unanimous confirmation of José Luis Castro as Executive Director. The Executive…
I.D. Rusen: Clinical trial to revolutionise MDR-TB treatment
One of the most critical problems in tuberculosis control today is the unsatisfactory treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB.…
World Asthma Day: GINA to release a new global strategy
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) will release its 2014 Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention on World Asthma Day…
Western Pacific Region Child TB Taskforce to be led by Union expert
Dr Stephen Graham of The Union’s Child Lung Health Division has been selected to chair a new Western Pacific Region Taskforce on Child…
Union MDR-TB experts to serve on key international committees
Two of The Union’s MDR-TB experts have been chosen by the Stop TB Partnership for leadership positions in the global fight against drug-…
Union workshop aids collaboration on child TB across francophone Africa
The Union recently brought together national tuberculosis programme (NTP) managers and pediatricians from eight francophone African…
The Union marks World TB Day around the world
It has been 33 years since The Union proposed that World TB Day should be commemorated each year on 24 March – the anniversary of Prof…
Free TB helpline in India launched
The Union and Population Services International launched a free TB helpline at a World TB Day event in New Delhi on 27 March. The…
Shenzhen's smokefree law actively enforced
One of the world’s fastest growing cities, Shenzhen in China, introduced new legislation on 1 March 2014 to protect its seven million…
Public Health Action: challenging perspectives, the latest research
Does research make a difference to public health? How can proposed ‘health solutions for the poor’ be documented to ensure that real…
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