Helping mothers and babies in Myanmar: the PMCT programme
The Union Office in Myanmar now offers PMCT or Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission services in Mandalay and other locations. In…
Public Health Action explores not what to do, but how to do it better
Public Health Action is a journal with a mission: to disseminate as widely as possible the results of operational research on the…
Tobacco industry appeal quashed by Nepali Supreme Court
A major victory for tobacco control was won in Nepal, when the Supreme Court recently quashed an appeal by the tobacco industry against…
Buenos Aires government increases fines for noncompliance with smokefree law
Buenos Aires, Argentina, has taken another strong step toward protecting its citizens from tobacco smoke. This month, the Buenos Aires…
Guide to assessing compliance with TAPS laws now available in 7 languages
Assessing Compliance with TAPS Bans: a 'How-to Guide for Conducting Compliance Studies is designed for advocates working to…
Workshop in Russia provides support for implementation of new smokefree law
In December, The Union Russia Office offered a workshop on smokefree implementation and enforcement, providing skills and support to…
In memoriam: Prof SH Lee
Prof Lee Shiu Hung, a long-time member of The Union and the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, died on 9…
Is involuntary incarceration of TB patients justifiable? Results of a Union survey*
The issue of whether it is justifiable to subject people with tuberculosis to involuntary incarceration is a highly controversial one.…
Chinese public officials required not to smoke in public places
The Communist Party’s Central Office and the State Council Office released a joint notice on 29 December 2013 requesting public…
Leadership changes in The Union China Office
Dr Gan Quan Dr Lin YanThe Union is pleased to announce that Dr Gan Quan has been appointed Director of The Union China Office in…
Union study provides findings on best rifabutin dosage for TB patients on antiretroviral therapy
The results of a phase II pharmacokinetics study conducted by The Union and its partners in Vietnam were published today in the…
Achievers: Francisco Olea-Popelka and the Zoonotic TB Sub-Section
Diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between animals and humans – zoonoses – pose a complex public health…
Party brightens lives of HIV-infected children in Myanmar
A party in Mandalay helped 120 children with HIV put aside their difficulties for a few hours last month. The festive event included…
Pediatric HIV management training held in Myanmar
The Union recently offered a two-day course on clinical management of HIV in children in Mandalay, Myanmar. More than 50 doctors…
Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Association celebrates 80th year
On 21 October 1933, when the Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Association (CATA) was established in Shanghai, it was the first professional…
Smokefree Russia website launched
The Union and its grantee in Russia, the Health and Development Foundation, have launched a new website promoting “ Smokefree Russia” at…
China MPOWER/FCTC workshop leads to plans for legislation and research
On 2–6 December 2013, The Union China Office offered a technical training workshop on MPOWER/FCTC in Xiamen, a city of Fujian Province.…
Leadership change for The Union Zimbabwe Office
Christopher Zishiri
Barnet Nyathi
Dr Zishiri is a Zimbabwean medical doctor with post-graduate…
4th Islamic Conference of OIC Health Ministers adopted resolutions on tobacco control
The Islamic Conference of Health Ministers (ICHM) convenes bi-annually to discuss the priority health issues of Muslim communities and…
Tara Singh Bam: Dedicated to stopping the disease of “tobaccosis”
In the remote Nepali village where Tara Singh Bam was raised, people grew their own tobacco. They claimed smoking helped…
IMDP begins 11th year with expanded courses
The Union’s International Management Development Programme has become a highly regarded resource for public health management training…
Government of Pakistan establishes first provincial tobacco control cell
In 2011, Pakistan transferred responsibility for health and tobacco control issues from the federal to the provincial governments. This…
The first smokefree beach in Mexico: Playa San Martin in Cozumel
The San Martin beach in Cozumel became the first in Mexico to be declared smokefree by the Pan-American Health Organization–World Health…
NGOs present statement on NCDs to WHO Europe Ministerial Conference
The NCD Alliance, Framework Convention Alliance, European Association for the Study of Obesity, European Public Health Association,…
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