Ministry of Health workshop is the first step towards a national smokefree law in China
In early 2012, The Union proposed a government-hosted workshop to the Ministry of Health as a significant opportunity to…No place for tobacco: The Union supports smokefree sports
Recent activities of The Union and its partners:Tobacco control at Euro2012
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High Court of Australia upholds pioneering plain tobacco packaging law
Australia's plain packaging law, passed in parliament in November 2011, requires all tobacco sold in Australia after 1…
Turning the Tide on TB and HIV: See video of Prof Anthony Harries at the AIDS 2012 Conference
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Vietnam enacts comprehensive tobacco control law
One of the top 15 tobacco-using countries in the world has taken a stand for tobacco control. The Vietnam National Assembly passed the…Study of patients’ perceptions leads to stronger TB-HIV services in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
The Health Services Department of the City of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe considers providing high-quality HIV and TB services a top priority…
Training the trainers course disseminates knowledge about managing child TB
A child TB "Training of Trainers" course was recently held in Stellenbosch, South Africa for representative from the national…
In huge win for tobacco control, Batsa loses appeal on South African advertising ban
The Supreme Court of South Africa dismissed an appeal brought by British American Tobacco South Africa (Batsa) on 20 June 2012. The appeal…New use of a “forgotten” technique aids TB treatment monitoring in Bangladesh
For patients with increased risk of treatment failure or relapse, TB treatment monitoring is critical to provide early recognition of…
Two years after repealing its smoking ban, Bulgaria adopts revised law
The Union has been working with The Bulgarian National Tobacco Control Coalition for more than a year to get the law…
Mandalay lab offers high-tech diagnostic services with The Union’s support
Funding for the equipment, renovations and training has come from grants to The Union's IHC Programme from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS…
New global tools for TB control: a new series in the IJTLD
New tools for global TB control: are we any closer? (editorial)
Diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug…
First TB-diabetes bi-directional screening pilot project completed
A 12-month pilot project testing the implementation of bi-directional screening for tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes…
Key outcomes on Rio+20
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Registration and hotel booking for the Union World Conference are now open!
Registration is now open for the 43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia…
The Union defends governments from tobacco industry interference
‘Ever since 1998, when tobacco companies were forced to make their documents public, we have had a very good idea of the tactics…First global target on non-communicable diseases demands a reduction in preventable deaths by 25% by 2025
The NCD Alliance, a global advocacy organization representing a network of more than 2,000 civil society organizations led a major…
The Bangladesh tax system and income rises have made smoking more affordable
The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh estimates that 57,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco use each year, about one…Using The Union’s ABC approach, BRAC’s project in Bangladesh sees 80% of TB patients quit smoking
The ABC approach comes from The Union guide Smoking Cessation and Smokefree Environments for Tuberculosis Patients. BRAC's intervention is…“Eye-opening” new clinical TB-HIV course offered for the first time in Colombia
The intensive course, which was held in Bogotá from 11 to 13 April 2012, is specifically designed for clinicians who work…
Failure to adopt targets will show world is not serious about tackling NCDs
NCDs are responsible for 60% of all global deaths. They are the leading cause of death in most high-income countries (80%-90%),…Grantees receive awards at tobacco control conference
Prof Elif Dağli, head of the Turkish National Coalition on Tobacco and Health (SSUK) was awarded one of the Bloomberg…
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