We are excited to announce the dates for The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024 - it will be held from 12-16 November in Bali, Indonesia.
Submissions for the Union Conference have now launched. You have a plethora of submission options to choose from - abstract, post-graduate course, workshop, symposium or satellite sessions. Submissions are open from 20 February - 8 April 2024 (except Satellite Sessions which will remain open until 30 May 2024 in its first round).
Miss anything from #UnionConf2023? You have the opportunity to catch up on some of the recorded sessions until 31 March 2024.
IJTLD OPEN has launched
The Union has launched the first issue of IJTLD OPEN – a fully-compliant, open access journal to enhance our coverage of tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease.
This first issue of IJTLD OPEN features Editorials (highlighting TB in children and adolescents; and the need for action after the UN High-Level Meeting on TB) and a mix of Original Articles on TPT initiation; screening of household contacts for TB infection; Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection’; timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB; and priorities for EMR countries to achieve TB elimination.
Watch a video on the launch of IJTLD OPEN https://youtu.be/nXW7wHSG1DM
Nutritional acquired immunodeficiency (N-AIDS) a key driver of TB Pandemic
One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the number attributed to HIV/AIDS. Like HIV/AIDS, malnutrition is a cause of secondary immunodeficiency, known as nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (N-AIDS). The Union and research partners have reviewed decades of data and made the case that N-AIDS deserves special consideration in the effort to eliminate TB.
The Union to launch new course on how to write an operational research grant proposal after successful pilot
Free Online Course on CXR Interpretation for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis
“7-1-7” timeliness metric is valuable to TB household contacts in Pakistan
New research led by The Union finds the “7-1-7” timeliness metric to be valuable for screening and supporting household contacts of people with tuberculosis. The Union's Centre for Operational Research is assessing the use of the metric in India, Kenya and Pakistan.
Myths, misconceptions, and half-truths about TB
The Union shares facts about tuberculosis (TB) to dispel 13 myths, misconceptions, and half-truths getting in the way of ending TB.
Technical publications
Technical guides on TB, tobacco control, lung health and more, written by experts.