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Registration for the upcoming virtual Union World Conference is NOW OPEN (post)
The registration for the 53rd Union World Conference on Lung Health is NOW OPEN! The conference will take place virtually on 8-11 November 2022.
Q&A: We did it for COVID-19 — so why not for TB? (post)
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, a much less headline-grabbing disease was responsible for the majority of infectious disease deaths: tuberculosis. In 2020 alone, it killed 1.5 million people according to the World Health Organization’s latest “Global Tuberculosis Report.” The same year, COVID-19 claimed the lives of 1.7 million people but received wall-to-wall media coverage — and much more attention and investment than TB.
COVID-19 has made TB even more of a forgotten pandemic (post)
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic goes well beyond the disease itself. It extends to neglected tropical diseases, as well as the so-called “big three” infectious diseases malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis, by crowding out R&D funds and disrupting non-Covid-19 related healthcare services.
IJTLD May 2022 issue now online (post)
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).
TB: The disease that changed world history (post)
Almost forgotten today, tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. In an interview with Coliquio, Ronald D. Gerste, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist and historian, looked back on this disease's eventful history, which encompasses outstanding discoveries and catastrophic failures in diagnosis and treatment from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Stop TB Partnership’s 35th Board meeting: Highlights (post)
The 35th meeting of the Stop TB Partnership Board, held on 19-20 May 2022, called for an urgent enhancement of political commitment and funding to end TB by 2030, and for placing TB high on the political agenda ahead of 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB.
WHO Town Hall for civil society and affected communities on ending TB (post)
On 9 June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene a civil society Town Hall on ending TB in close collaboration with the WHO Civil Society Task Force on TB. The Town Hall will be led by WHO Director-General, senior WHO leadership and members of the Task Force.
Global TB Caucus newsletter (post)
The Global TB Caucus released a newsletter listing the key activities and outcomes of the Caucus for the first half of 2022.
Community Connect submissions are now open (post)
Community Connect is a valuable addition and important highlight of the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2022 which will take place virtually on 8-11 November 2022. Representatives of the affected community and civil society come together to share experiences and develop solutions on issues surrounding lung health.
IJTLD June 2022 issue now online (post)
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).
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