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The Union @theunion.org · 2d

Don’t miss out🌍

Standard registration for #WCLH2025 ends in just a few days - on 18 October.

Register now to join the world’s leading Conference on lung health in Copenhagen from 18-21 November.

➡️Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/3ddpb4wt

#EndTB #UnionConf #GlobalHealth

The Union @theunion.org · 6d

📢Be a Volunteer

The Union warmly invites Danish/EU citizens, or non-EU citizens who already have a work and residence permit for Denmark to volunteer at #WCLH2025.

📌If interested, please fill this form: https://tinyurl.com/tkb6dkxj
🎯Details: https://tinyurl.com/bdwsvvau

The Union @theunion.org · 6d

Tomorrow (3 October), our Tobacco Control member group will be hosting the 'Oral nicotine pouches and public health' webinar. Be sure to join!

Register at: https://ow.ly/baJX50WZszW

For more information about our Tobacco Control member group, please email [email protected]

The Union @theunion.org · 8d

Tomorrow, @cassandrakc.bsky.social will take part in 'Ensuring Access to Tuberculosis (TB) Testing: Maintaining and Expanding TB Testing Services in the Current Funding Climate', hosted by Global Health Impact Group.

📅 1 October, 15:00-16:30 CET

Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Ensuring Access to Tuberculosis (TB) Testing: Maintaining and Expanding TB Testing Services in the Current Funding Climate. After registering, you will rece...

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ATS PITB Assembly @ats-pitb.bsky.social · 12d

🔥Mark your calendars!🔥
@ats-pitb.bsky.social is hosting a🌲PINE🌲Webinar on Post-TB Lung Disease 🫁
Case-based discussion, diagnosis & treatment with 🌍 global experts!
📅 Tue Oct 28 10AM ET
🗒️Register Here: bit.ly/47X6auu
#TB @atscommunity.bsky.social @theunion.org @btsrespiratory.bsky.social

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Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CITC) @citc-tb.bsky.social · 11d

Register Now! 2026 END TB Conference

web.cvent.com/event/ed3744...

📅 February 25-28, 2026
📍Philadelphia, PA

Register by Nov 30, 2025 to receive Early Bird pricing. If you are a Union member, you can also register for Union member pricing.

#EndTB #Tuberculosis #TBSky #IDSky @theunion.org

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The Union @theunion.org · 13d

Join us in the fight for healthier lungs:

📚 Free courses: tinyurl.com/vtbadfz6
📖 Open-access journal: tinyurl.com/y34rfjw9
🌍 Become a member: tinyurl.com/37ha43kc
📅 Register for #UnionConf2025: tinyurl.com/4scsf9cx

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The Union @theunion.org · 13d

🫁Access saves lives.
This #WorldLungDay, The Union calls for action: without access, prevention fails, treatment is delayed & lives are lost.

We are committed to:
✅Free online courses
✅Open-access journals
✅Latest science at #UnionConf2025
✅A global lung health network

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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social · 13d

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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The Union @theunion.org · 14d

Lung health experts call for urgent action to transform chronic respiratory diseases into a global health priority.

⚖️ Prof @marksguy.bsky.social described the need in three words: impact, justice, and equity.

@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS2213...
#UNGA80 #ActOnNCDs

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The Union @theunion.org · 14d

Oral nicotine pouches are rising in popularity fast but what are the public health risks?
Register for a webinar on harms, regulation & policy.

🗓️ 3 Oct | 17:30 IST
🔗 Register: ow.ly/M21F50WZszX
📩 To join our Tobacco Control Section: [email protected]

The Union @theunion.org · 20d

The Union is delighted to announce the appointment of new Chief Scientific Officer, Dr Kavindhran Velen.

Kavi is a microbiologist and epidemiologist with over 18 years of experience in public and global health.

👐 Please join us in welcoming Kavi to the Union family!

theunion.org/news/new-chi...

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The Union @theunion.org · 21d

🏥 On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, The Union highlights the need for safe, effective care for every child.

In Lesotho, TB training developed with the U.S. CDC has led to increased childhood TB notifications, showing the impact of stronger frontline care.

🔗 tinyurl.com/yck8ruds
#EndTB #LungHealth

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The Union @theunion.org · 26d

FIRS World Lung Day Webinar: Redefining Lung Health
Prof Guy Marks, President of The Union, will chair and speak on: Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Growing Global Health Challenge. Overview of the global CRD burden and key risk factors

🗓 25 Sept | 13:00 BST

👉 Register: bit.ly/WLDWebinar

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TB Centre LSHTM @tb-lshtm.bsky.social · 28d

We have extended the closing date! Please send in nominations by the revised date of 24 September 2025.

TB Centre LSHTM @tb-lshtm.bsky.social · Aug 5

The Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 is currently open for nominations; closing date 10 September

Nominees for this prestigious award will be clinicians and/or researchers from any country who have completed post-graduate training (MPH, PhD, MD or post-doc)
tinyurl.com/4hnyu9dz

Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 | LSHTM

The Stephen Lawn Memorial Fund was established in 2016 through a global partnership between the TB Centre of the London, School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre in

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The Union @theunion.org · Sep 7

🌍 Clean air is essential for healthy lungs and healthy lives.

📣Today, on #WorldCleanAirDay, The Union joins the call for collective action to secure clean air for all.

📰 Read @cassandrakc.bsky.social's message: theunion.org/news/clean-a...

#CleanAirDay #CleanAirNow

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The Union @theunion.org · Sep 3

💥 Launching in 2026, IJTLD CRD is our new open access journal for the latest research in low- and middle-income countries.

💪 Our aim is to influence policy and enhance clinical care in LMICs.

📭 We welcome articles on ALL aspects of chronic respiratory disease.

theunion.org/our-work/jou...

The Union @theunion.org · Sep 1

🔍 How can we make health programmes work better?

Operational research studies real-world problems in health systems and finds practical solutions to improve outcomes.

📋 The Union’s new factsheet explains how.

🔗: ow.ly/4cas50WNs3n

The Union @theunion.org · Aug 28

🩻 Chest X-rays are critical for diagnosing TB in children when bacteriological tests are not possible.
The Union’s new factsheet offers clear guidance for using CXRs to support treatment decisions and strengthen TB programmes.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/y7vntw2d

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The Union @theunion.org · Aug 26

🤱Over 200,000 pregnant women and their infants suffer from TB each year.

📣 Our Maternal and Child TB Working Group led the call for research to #endTB in pregnant and lactating women.

They played a vital role in the @who.int call to action and consensus statement: theunion.org/news/union-m...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 22

Interviewing 1 TB book author = cool

Interviewing 4 amazing TB book authors = amazing!

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan

Join us in Copenhagen at @theunion.org Conference in November!

conf2025.theunion.org

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Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CITC) @citc-tb.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 Early registration deadline is August 18th for The Union World Conference on Lung Health

📍 Copenhagen

📅 November 18–21

🔗 Register now: conf2025.theunion.org

#TBSky #LungHealth #UnionConf #EndTB #WCLH2025 @theunion.org

The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025

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The Union @theunion.org · Aug 18

Published in @lancetgh.bsky.social earlier this year, the report presents the first global estimates of medical oxygen need & access gaps.

This session will share Commission findings & recommendations to save lives & prepare for the next respiratory pandemic.

Register now: union2025.urevent.fr

Registration | The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025

The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025

union2025.urevent.fr

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The Union @theunion.org · Aug 18

🌎 Symposium Spotlight

Join us at the Union World conference on Lung Health for a critical symposium with The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security.

🗓️18 November 2025
⏰ 11:30 - 13:00

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The Union @theunion.org · Aug 14

🏠A new home-based TB detection model in Uganda is delivering big results.

The Union, Uganda MoH, and the CDC screened 1,700+ household contacts, diagnosing TB in 80 people (many without symptoms), and achieved a 95% TPT completion rate.

📖 : tinyurl.com/4jrx4yxa

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