A new Union - WDF report calls TB-diabetes a looming epidemic
TB-diabetes is a looming co-epidemic that we need to address now, before it has a chance to take root in countries and cause sickness…
First international parliamentarian TB summit precedes the Union World Conference on Lung Health
The Global TB Summit, an inaugural meeting bringing together elected parliamentarians from across the world, is taking place…
Participants from seven Eastern European countries attend TB course in Estonia
Participants from seven of the countries hardest hit by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) gathered in Tartu, Estonia to attend…
Students find mentors and colleagues as Union members
For people at the start of their careers, mentors play an extremely important role in providing inspiration, guidance and support.…
Will the Ebola epidemic in West Africa impact The Union conference?
As the Union World Conference in Barcelona approaches, many Union members and other conference attendees are curious to know if and how…
India quadruples the size of graphic health warnings on tobacco packs
Tobacco packaging in India will display graphic health warnings across 85 percent of display surfaces, thanks to new measures announced…
Crucial issues for TB control post-2015 kick off the 45th Union World Conference
The Union World Conference on Lung Health is the largest and most influential gathering of stakeholders in the fight against…
Long-time Union member Simon Schaaf honoured by South African government
Prof Simon Schaaf has received the National Order of Mapungubwe (silver) for excellence in the field of medical sciences from South…
Success of the Centennial Campaign fundraiser in Scotland
A coast-to-coast sponsored cycle ride and walk in Scotland has raised more than £2,000 for The Union’s Centennial Campaign.
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The Union participates in COP6 meeting in Moscow
The Union's Department of Tobacco Control, represented by all regional and country leads, attended the 6th Session of Conference of…
The Union to be partner in USAID flagship Challenge TB programme
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that an international consortium of leading organizations…
Tobacco control a key theme at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Tobacco use kills more than 6 million people each year and is a major risk factor for both lung and other diseases. Consequently, at the…
JAMA: Global Tuberculosis. Perspectives, Prospects, and Priorities
In the Journal of the American Medical Association this month, Tom Frieden, Karen Brudney and Anthony Harries remind readers that a key…
New working groups focus on current public health concerns
New working groups focus on current public health concerns
The Union is pleased to announce the formation of two new working…
Child TB training toolkit launched by WHO and The Union
The World Health Organization (WHO) and The Union have released a training toolkit to combat childhood tuberculosis (TB). The training…
The Union announces complete programme of the 45th World Conference on Lung Health
About 3000 attendees from government, civil society, the private sector and the research and academic communities expected to convene in…
Ajay Kumar: Making an impact as a researcher and mentor
In little more than four years, Dr Ajay Kumar has gone from being a participant in one of The Union’s first operational…
World Conference on Tobacco or Health scholarship applications now being accepted
A scholarship programme supporting the participation of delegates from low- and middle-income countries in the World Conference on…
Union Latin America Region Conference held in Peru
The 17th Conference of The Union Latin America Region was held on 22 August in conjunction with the Congreso Nacional de Neumologia at…
The Union’s International Management Development Programme joins the Global Health Workforce Alliance
The Union is proud to announce that its International Management Development Programme (IMDP) is now a member of the Global Health…
Deadline extended for free civil society registrations
The Union is pleased to offer 100 free registrations for civil society members for our annual Union World Conference on Lung Health in…
Child TB workshop in China: the first step of a thousand-mile journey
In China only 5–8,000 of an estimated 260,000 children with tuberculosis are registered and reported each year. Experts acknowledge that…
Pictorial health warning law for tobacco products now enforced in Indonesia
After a battle almost five years long, Indonesia’s law on tobacco pack health warnings has finally been implemented – pictorial health…
Riitta Dlodlo: A leader in TB and HIV, every step of the way
Dr Riitta Dlodlo’s career as a physician in Zimbabwe began in 1982 when HIV/AIDS was just beginning and tuberculosis (TB) was…
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