Bi-directional TB-diabetes screening funded for China and India
There is now good evidence of an important association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis, with diabetes increasing the risk of…
World No Tobacco Day: awards, speeches, rallies – and real progress
The Union and its grantees received recognition for contributions to tobacco control from the World Health Organization and the governments…Editorship of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Applicants for the position are expected to be knowledgeable about the broad field of respiratory diseases, and will…
NCD Alliance launches ‘100 Days of Action’, Countdown to the UN Summit on NCDs
Launching a campaign called '100 Days of Action' in preparation for the UN Summit on NCDs, to be held in New York on 19-20…
Fiona Godfrey receives WHO World No Tobacco Day Award
The awards are given to individuals or organisations in each region for their commitment and contribution to activities that…WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: The Union works with more than 30 countries to implement tobacco control treaty
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MPOWER brochures now available in six languages
The series was developed by The Union in collaboration with the Bloomberg Initiative partners. Now online, they will also be available…
The Union receives funding for three TB REACH projects
The particular focus of the projects is on increasing access to the poor, vulnerable and others who have limited access to…
Public Health Action now accepting articles
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IJTLD publishes supplement on TB ethics and social determinants
"Ethics and social determinants: key elements of tuberculosis prevention, care and control" is a Supplement to the June 2011 issue of…
New consensus statement on HIV universal access includes TB
A consensus statement summarising international recommendations for achieving universal access to HIV services has been…
ADF: A practical solution for the global NCD agenda
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In memoriam: Jamshed Chhor
Jamshed's talents, unceasingly positive outlook and passion for making high-quality health care accessible to the world's…
The Union participates in NCD global ministerial meeting in Moscow
Dr Nils E Billo, Executive Director of The Union, spoke at a roundtable session on access to essential medicines and technologies for NCD…WORLD ASTHMA DAY: 3 May 2011 - Getting asthma onto the global agenda for health and poverty reduction
Although asthma cannot be cured, it can be treated and managed effectively. The severity of asthma can be reduced…
Public Health Action to launch on 1 May
The editors will consider any manuscript reporting original research on health systems and services, with a focus on…
Young Investigator Prize established by The Union
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Smokefree public places: new commitment from Chinese government
In March, the Chinese government announced a new regulation stipulating that 28 types of public places in China will become…
Indian journalists receive awards for TB reporting
The Union's role in enlisting media support for India's TB control efforts has gradually gathered momentum. In the run-up to the…
Nepal Legislature-Parliament passes new tobacco control law
Nepal's Legislature-Parliament passed a tobacco control law on Monday, 11 April, which will take effect 90 days…
April 14, 2011: The Future of Global Tobacco Control
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Trial results for Fixed-dose vs Standard Regimen Published in JAMA
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