The Union has been leading the way in knowledge and research sharing around COVID-19 and lung health, including a powerful webinar series, publishing guidance, briefings, journal articles, and a set of frequently asked questions.
FAQs on COVID-19 and lung health
The Union has published a set of frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 and lung health, focusing on its impact on TB services and the people undergoing TB treatment, and guidance to maintain quality care throughout this period, as well as recommendations and guidance for healthcare workers treating smokers with COVID-19.
Webinar series: COVID-19 and lung health
The COVID-19 pandemic is perhaps the greatest healthcare challenge of a generation. The Union, in collaboration with its global community of members, is pleased to launch an open-access webinar series on COVID-19 and its intersection with tuberculosis (TB), tobacco control, lung disease and more.
See our other webinars here
Nicotine’s new frontier: Why we can’t let big tobacco set the agenda
When the modern e-cigarette first appeared in Shenzhen two decades ago, its inventor, Hon Lik, imagined a cleaner route out of…
Luther Terry Award 2025 winners reflect on progress and challenges in tobacco control
As we mark World No Tobacco Day, recipients of the 2025 Luther L. Terry Awards reflect on the progress made since the World Conference…
Fiscal Policy could be the key to progress in tobacco control – but policy inertia threatens this
Once again, we find ourselves at a turning point in tobacco control. The continued resurgence of the tobacco industry alongside a…
New Head of Programme joins the Union India Office
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has announced its appointment of a new Head of Programme of…
Inhaled Medicines Intervention Statement 79th World Health Assembly
The Union hosted an official side event at the 79th World Health Assembly, titled 'From Global Commitments to Integrated Lung…
The Union joins global coalition tackling oxygen inequity
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has become an official member of the Global Oxygen Alliance (…
International Nurses' Day: Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives
On this International Nurses Day, we celebrate the extraordinary nurses who stand at the frontline of care.
Empowered nurses are…
Important step forward in UK tobacco control
As global health leaders, hosts of the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 and authors of the Dublin Declaration, The Union…
Compliance with intermittent preventive malaria treatment in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone
In this article, part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors examine uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Sierra Leone, showing low compliance with the recommended minimum of three doses, largely associated with insufficient antenatal care contacts.
Parenteral artesunate compliance and hospital outcomes in children under-five with suspected severe malaria in Sierra Leone
In this article, part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors assess adherence to national severe malaria management guidelines in children under five in Sierra Leone and its association with hospital outcomes, highlighting suboptimal artesunate dosing and related adverse outcomes.
Mapping Malaria Hotspots through Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Sierra Leone, 2021-2024
In this article part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors analyse the spatial and temporal distribution of malaria in Sierra Leone, identifying persistent hotspots and no significant association with rainfall. The findings highlight the need for targeted, subnational interventions to address persistent hotspots.
“Game-changing” TB escape room shows early impact on health-seeking behaviour
The Union’s Advocacy, Communications and Social Mobilization (ACSM) team worked closely with a small team of game designers,…
Community ownership driving TB free villages
Even if a country’s TB programme perfects service delivery, TB won’t end until grassroots communities are empowered to…
Leveraging the exemplary efforts of community health officers
In Himachal Pradesh, the ACSM team is supporting the State TB programme to empower community health officers to take…
Students take the lead on TB education in their schools, homes and communities
In the densely populated State of Madhya Pradesh, where there is a high burden of TB, the ACSM team is working…
Annual Union Values award winner: Alpha Panda
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became…
Annual Union Values award winner: Thazin
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union…
Annual Union Values award winner: Madhava Sai Sivapuram
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union…
From training to impact: Improving childhood TB notification in Lesotho
Mpho Matlotliso Maketekete Khesa is the Programme Childhood TB and Training Coordinator at the Ministry of Health in Lesotho, where she…
Accelerating an end to TB in urban India
In close collaboration with national and local partners, The Union is leading two initiatives designed to accelerate the elimination of…
COVID official guidance
Read official guidance from The Union and our partner organisations on the latest guidance on COVID-19.
IJTLD fast-tracked articles
In order to share scientific research of immediate concern as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles from the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) regarding COVID-19 and publishing them in full on our website, prior to their publication in the Journal.
See a complete list of all of our fast-tracked articles here.
Nicotine’s new frontier: Why we can’t let big tobacco set the agenda
When the modern e-cigarette first appeared in Shenzhen two decades ago, its inventor, Hon Lik, imagined a cleaner route out of…
Luther Terry Award 2025 winners reflect on progress and challenges in tobacco control
As we mark World No Tobacco Day, recipients of the 2025 Luther L. Terry Awards reflect on the progress made since the World Conference…
Fiscal Policy could be the key to progress in tobacco control – but policy inertia threatens this
Once again, we find ourselves at a turning point in tobacco control. The continued resurgence of the tobacco industry alongside a…
New Head of Programme joins the Union India Office
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has announced its appointment of a new Head of Programme of…
Inhaled Medicines Intervention Statement 79th World Health Assembly
The Union hosted an official side event at the 79th World Health Assembly, titled 'From Global Commitments to Integrated Lung…
The Union joins global coalition tackling oxygen inequity
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has become an official member of the Global Oxygen Alliance (…
International Nurses' Day: Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives
On this International Nurses Day, we celebrate the extraordinary nurses who stand at the frontline of care.
Empowered nurses are…
Important step forward in UK tobacco control
As global health leaders, hosts of the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 and authors of the Dublin Declaration, The Union…
Compliance with intermittent preventive malaria treatment in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone
In this article, part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors examine uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Sierra Leone, showing low compliance with the recommended minimum of three doses, largely associated with insufficient antenatal care contacts.
Parenteral artesunate compliance and hospital outcomes in children under-five with suspected severe malaria in Sierra Leone
In this article, part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors assess adherence to national severe malaria management guidelines in children under five in Sierra Leone and its association with hospital outcomes, highlighting suboptimal artesunate dosing and related adverse outcomes.
Mapping Malaria Hotspots through Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Sierra Leone, 2021-2024
In this article part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors analyse the spatial and temporal distribution of malaria in Sierra Leone, identifying persistent hotspots and no significant association with rainfall. The findings highlight the need for targeted, subnational interventions to address persistent hotspots.
“Game-changing” TB escape room shows early impact on health-seeking behaviour
The Union’s Advocacy, Communications and Social Mobilization (ACSM) team worked closely with a small team of game designers,…
Community ownership driving TB free villages
Even if a country’s TB programme perfects service delivery, TB won’t end until grassroots communities are empowered to…
Leveraging the exemplary efforts of community health officers
In Himachal Pradesh, the ACSM team is supporting the State TB programme to empower community health officers to take…
Students take the lead on TB education in their schools, homes and communities
In the densely populated State of Madhya Pradesh, where there is a high burden of TB, the ACSM team is working…
Annual Union Values award winner: Alpha Panda
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became…
Annual Union Values award winner: Thazin
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union…
Annual Union Values award winner: Madhava Sai Sivapuram
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union…
From training to impact: Improving childhood TB notification in Lesotho
Mpho Matlotliso Maketekete Khesa is the Programme Childhood TB and Training Coordinator at the Ministry of Health in Lesotho, where she…
Accelerating an end to TB in urban India
In close collaboration with national and local partners, The Union is leading two initiatives designed to accelerate the elimination of…
The latest Union news about COVID-19
Nicotine’s new frontier: Why we can’t let big tobacco set the agenda
When the modern e-cigarette first appeared in Shenzhen two decades ago, its inventor, Hon Lik, imagined a cleaner route out of…
Luther Terry Award 2025 winners reflect on progress and challenges in tobacco control
As we mark World No Tobacco Day, recipients of the 2025 Luther L. Terry Awards reflect on the progress made since the World Conference…
Fiscal Policy could be the key to progress in tobacco control – but policy inertia threatens this
Once again, we find ourselves at a turning point in tobacco control. The continued resurgence of the tobacco industry alongside a…
New Head of Programme joins the Union India Office
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has announced its appointment of a new Head of Programme of…
Inhaled Medicines Intervention Statement 79th World Health Assembly
The Union hosted an official side event at the 79th World Health Assembly, titled 'From Global Commitments to Integrated Lung…
The Union joins global coalition tackling oxygen inequity
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has become an official member of the Global Oxygen Alliance (…
International Nurses' Day: Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives
On this International Nurses Day, we celebrate the extraordinary nurses who stand at the frontline of care.
Empowered nurses are…
Important step forward in UK tobacco control
As global health leaders, hosts of the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 and authors of the Dublin Declaration, The Union…
Compliance with intermittent preventive malaria treatment in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone
In this article, part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors examine uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Sierra Leone, showing low compliance with the recommended minimum of three doses, largely associated with insufficient antenatal care contacts.
Parenteral artesunate compliance and hospital outcomes in children under-five with suspected severe malaria in Sierra Leone
In this article, part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors assess adherence to national severe malaria management guidelines in children under five in Sierra Leone and its association with hospital outcomes, highlighting suboptimal artesunate dosing and related adverse outcomes.
Mapping Malaria Hotspots through Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Sierra Leone, 2021-2024
In this article part of the TB, HIV and Malaria Series to be published in the Q2 issue of PHA, the authors analyse the spatial and temporal distribution of malaria in Sierra Leone, identifying persistent hotspots and no significant association with rainfall. The findings highlight the need for targeted, subnational interventions to address persistent hotspots.
“Game-changing” TB escape room shows early impact on health-seeking behaviour
The Union’s Advocacy, Communications and Social Mobilization (ACSM) team worked closely with a small team of game designers,…
Community ownership driving TB free villages
Even if a country’s TB programme perfects service delivery, TB won’t end until grassroots communities are empowered to…
Leveraging the exemplary efforts of community health officers
In Himachal Pradesh, the ACSM team is supporting the State TB programme to empower community health officers to take…
Students take the lead on TB education in their schools, homes and communities
In the densely populated State of Madhya Pradesh, where there is a high burden of TB, the ACSM team is working…
Annual Union Values award winner: Alpha Panda
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union became…
Annual Union Values award winner: Thazin
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union…
Annual Union Values award winner: Madhava Sai Sivapuram
Since 1920, The Union has been at the centre of the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. Along the way The Union…
From training to impact: Improving childhood TB notification in Lesotho
Mpho Matlotliso Maketekete Khesa is the Programme Childhood TB and Training Coordinator at the Ministry of Health in Lesotho, where she…
Accelerating an end to TB in urban India
In close collaboration with national and local partners, The Union is leading two initiatives designed to accelerate the elimination of…
Partner sponsored content
The Union presents a series of special webinar sessions, organised and paid for by our partners to showcase new science and new areas of work. All paid for sessions are reviewed for compliance with The Union’s mission and vision.
Past webinar
The twin epidemics of TB and COVID-19: challenges and controversies
Watch a recording of this webinar
This webinar is paid for and created by Oxford Immunotec.
