39th World Conference on Lung Health

The conference theme for 2008 is the “Global threats to lung health: the importance of health system responses”. Go to the conference website

Paris, 8 August, 2008 - The Board of Directors of The Union announces the election of a New President

The Board of Directors of The Union announces the resignation of Dr Enis Barış as President of The Union. The Board of Directors elected Dr S. Bertel Squire of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine as the new President effective August 7. Read the Announcement

2008 Christmas Seals Contest

Paid-up Constituent and Organisational members are entitled to participate in the annual Christmas Seals Contest and should send their seals to The Union by 6 October 2008. More information

Report on non-communicable diseases

A global report on care of non-communicable diseases in sub Saharan Africa by The Union and its partners to be published by the Public Library of Science. Health care professionals and policy makers should learn from TB control programmes. Read the Press Release

NOW IN CHINESE: Priorities for tuberculosis bacteriology services in low-income countries

This second edition of the "Red Book" has been translated into Chinese. It has been made possible through the diligent work of the National TB Reference Laboratory in Beijing, China. To download the PDF file, go to http://www.tbrieder.org

The Economic Benefits of Global Investments in Tuberculosis Control

This World Bank report promotes implementation of a global plan to control tuberculosis from a financial point of view: countries with the highest burden stand to reap up to nine times their original investment in TB control. Read the report

International Management Development Programme

Giving managers of health programmes the tools they need to be self-sufficient and to succeed are part of the goals of The Union International Management Development Programme. To find out more about the four courses of this programme, download the brochure