Calling all emerging #researchers doing pioneering work to reduce the disease burden of #TB & #HIV in #Africa #Nominations for 2026 Stephen Lawn Research Leadership Prize now open! @joylawn.bsky.social @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social @theunion.org @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social

Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2026 | LSHTM

Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2026 | LSHTM

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Publish with IJTLD Chronic Respiratory Diseases (IJTLD CRD), an open access journal advancing research on chronic respiratory diseases. Submit your work on PTLD, COPD, asthma, Long COVID, ILD, and more. Learn more: https://theunion.org/our-work/journals/ijtld-crd #IJTLDCRD #OpenAccess

Share your research with IJTLD CRD! We welcome submissions on PTLD, asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, Long COVID, air pollution & more. Submit your manuscript: https://theunion.org/our-work/journals/ijtld-crd #IJTLDCRD #OpenAccess #LungHealth

Advance chronic respiratory disease research with IJTLD CRD. We welcome submissions on PTLD, asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, Long COVID, and more. Submit your manuscript: https://theunion.org/our-work/journals/ijtld-crd #IJTLDCRD #LungHealth #OpenAccess #CallForPapers

Share Your Research with IJTLD CRD Publish your research in IJTLD Chronic Respiratory Diseases. We welcome submissions on PTLD, asthma, COPD, Long COVID, bronchiectasis, ILD, air pollution, occupational lung disease, and more. Submit your manuscript: https://theunion.org/our-work/journals/ijtld-crd

“Economic analyses of public health interventions are critical for policy and for advocacy... However, the estimates from a single study should always be used cautiously.” @marksguy.bsky.social raises concerns about economic evaluations of community-wide screening. doi.org/10.1093/ajrc...

All hands to the wheel to change course on the strategy for TB control

Guy B Marks; All hands to the wheel to change course on the strategy for TB control, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, , aamag299

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Join us for the Start4All Phase 1 webinar, presenting findings from a multi-country evaluation of innovative TB screening and diagnostic approaches in high-burden settings. 🎙️ 17 expert speakers 📅 29 June 🕞 3:30–5:10 PM CET 💻 Online Register ⬇️ https://tinyurl.com/yta7c2z9

💻Tomorrow, join us for the next webinar from our Zoonotic TB member group: Are We Missing Mycobacterium orygis? The Silent Agent of Zoonotic TB 📅June 23rd at 11am EDT/4pm BST/5pm CEST/8:30pm IST ✅For more information or to register, please go to: https://ow.ly/rnmm50Z4EGz

The Union is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Head of Programme for the Union India Office, Dr Archana Beri. 👐 Please join us in welcoming Archana to the Union family! Read more about Archana's appointment: theunion.org/news/new-hea...

As part of the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025, the Luther L. Terry Awards were re-established. To mark #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we asked the winners to share their reflects on the progress made and the challenges that face global tobacco control: theunion.org/news/luther-...

🆕Explore the latest issue of IJTLD CRD 📑 We're delighted to have published a special issue dedicated to post-TB lung disease. Free to read: journals.theunion.org/content/ijtl... We welcome articles on ALL aspects of chronic respiratory disease. Sign-up to journal alerts: mailchi.mp/theunion/sig...

The @who.int has launched a new interactive platform to strengthen strategic planning across HIV, TB, viral hepatitis, and STI programmes. 🌐 A central hub designed to connect countries, partners, civil society, and communities worldwide. Join the community: strategicplanning4hth.org

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From Thomas Mann to Rene Dubos to John Green, how authors and books shape our understanding of TB My essay in @theunion.org journal journals.theunion.org/content/ijtl...

💻Please join us for the next webinar from our Zoonotic TB member group: Are We Missing Mycobacterium orygis? The Silent Agent of Zoonotic TB 📅June 23rd at 11am EDT/4pm BST/5pm CEST/8:30pm IST ✅For more information or to register, please go to: https://ow.ly/rnmm50Z4EGz

“Their longstanding leadership in lung health, their deep engagement in high-burden countries and the truly global community which they bring together offer invaluable expertise to our shared mission." Robert Matiru, @unitaid.bsky.social Read more: theunion.org/news/the-uni...

LIVE STREAM: Our official #WHA79 side event at 1pm CET ‘From Global Commitments to Integrated Lung Health Action: Advancing early diagnosis of lung cancer and access to inhaled medicines for COPD and asthma’ 📺 Tune into: membership.theunion.org/WHA79-side-e... @uiccofficial.bsky.social

🔍 A landmark KAP study explores why people with TB symptoms delay or avoid seeking care. Insights from 4,000+ respondents examine stigma, knowledge gaps, risk perception & behavioural barriers, helping shape stronger TB behaviour change campaigns in India. 📄 Full report: https://ow.ly/aBHW50Z1xmz

On #InternationalNursesDay Fernando Sanches, Chair of The Union Nurses and Allied Professionals Sub-Section (NAPs), recognises the dedication, impact and vital contribution of nurses and allied professionals worldwide. 🩺Full statement: https://ow.ly/3nOr50YYgqW

Have you signed up for our upcoming Zoonotic TB webinar? Decoupling Mycobacterium bovis exposure from infection: insights from a study on latent TB infection in UK farmers 📅 April 27 🕚 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CEST Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/9Qcn50YMsxe

Our latest Zoonotic TB member group webinar is Decoupling Mycobacterium bovis exposure from infection: Insights from a study of latent TB infection in UK farmers 📅April 27@ 11am EDT/4pm BST/5pm CEST For more info and to register: https://ow.ly/lHZK50YIguw Everyone welcome!

⏰ Final days to submit Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026 🌍 📅 Deadline: 13 April 🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/ #UnionConf2026 #LungHealth

Are you an early career researcher? 🌍 Get recognised at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026 📅 Submit by 13 April 🔗 https://theunion.org/early-career-researcher-award #EarlyCareerResearch #UnionConf2026

🌎 Calling researchers and organisations across Latin America. Be part of #UnionConf2026 in Rio and bring your work to a global audience. 📅 Deadline: 13 April 🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/abstract/

💡 Lead the conversation at #UnionConf2026. Submit a symposium and bring together voices shaping lung health. 📅 Deadline: 13 April 🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/symposia/

My editorial in @theunion.org journal is a celebration of books and authors who've made important contributions to our understanding of tuberculosis journals.theunion.org/content/ijtl...

Attention Spanish Speakers 💻April 15 at 18:00 CST, our Latin America member group is hosting the webinar: Tuberculosis en Latinoamérica: El Impacto de la Vigilancia Genómica en el Control de la Resistencia y Transmisión ✅To register, please visit https://ow.ly/WMsy50YCu7t

“Curiosity is what drives me... I just want to know the answers.” Katharina Kranzer, Conference Scientific Committee Chair, shares her fascinating global health research journey in a brilliant @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social profile. 📖 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #UnionConf2026 #GlobalHealth

Katharina Kranzer—led by curiosity, committed to capacity

Katharina Kranzer has always wanted to understand how things work. As a child moving between the USA, Austria, and Germany due to her father's work as a physicist, she developed early a habit of exami...

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During today's National TB Vijeta Sankalp for TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Anisha Singh (Global ACSM Lead at The Union) explored the motivations and strong impact of TB Vijetas (a voluntary group of TB survivors galvanising community support).

Tomorrow! If you're not lucky enough to be in Cape Town in person, @tb-lshtm.bsky.social is hosting a watch party in London or join remotely tinyurl.com/47w5nmtp ⏰ 15.30 BST @theunion.org @thelancet.com @joylawn.bsky.social @sedonasweeney.bsky.social @hr-stagg.bsky.social @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social

In high-income countries it is unacceptable for anyone to be infected with TB. Yet there is a sense of fatalism about the spread of TB in low- and middle-income countries. Such inequity must not be tolerated. Be sure to read our World TB Day 2026 statement: theunion.org/news/tb-is-n...