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The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease is a global scientific organisation working to #EndTB and improve #lunghealth. #NoTobacco #CleanAir.
Season's greetings!
Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a most prosperous and healthy new year,
From everyone at The Union.
Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a most prosperous and healthy new year,
From everyone at The Union.
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Season's greetings!
Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a most prosperous and healthy new year,
From everyone at The Union.
Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a most prosperous and healthy new year,
From everyone at The Union.
After an impressive year for The Union, Cassandra Kelly-Cirino & Guy Marks reflect on what we achieved in 2025. From stronger evidence and partnerships to real progress in TB and lung health - thank you for being part of it.
👉https://ow.ly/kqis50XN8Xt
👉https://ow.ly/kqis50XN8Xt
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
After an impressive year for The Union, Cassandra Kelly-Cirino & Guy Marks reflect on what we achieved in 2025. From stronger evidence and partnerships to real progress in TB and lung health - thank you for being part of it.
👉https://ow.ly/kqis50XN8Xt
👉https://ow.ly/kqis50XN8Xt
The adoption of the political declaration to combat noncommunicable disease and mental health is a big step forward for global health.
@cassandrakc.bsky.social flew the flag for lung health at the #UNGA. We look forward to what this really means for NCDs and mental health.
#ActOnNCDs #LeadOnNCDs
@cassandrakc.bsky.social flew the flag for lung health at the #UNGA. We look forward to what this really means for NCDs and mental health.
#ActOnNCDs #LeadOnNCDs
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The adoption of the political declaration to combat noncommunicable disease and mental health is a big step forward for global health.
@cassandrakc.bsky.social flew the flag for lung health at the #UNGA. We look forward to what this really means for NCDs and mental health.
#ActOnNCDs #LeadOnNCDs
@cassandrakc.bsky.social flew the flag for lung health at the #UNGA. We look forward to what this really means for NCDs and mental health.
#ActOnNCDs #LeadOnNCDs
💻Our Tobacco Control membership group is co-hosting the webinar:
Cigarette filters: implications for health effects and the environment
📅17th December 10:30am -12:00pm IST/1pm Singapore/16th December 9:00pm PST/4pm Sydney
To register, please visit https://ow.ly/hjWS50XKpRx
Cigarette filters: implications for health effects and the environment
📅17th December 10:30am -12:00pm IST/1pm Singapore/16th December 9:00pm PST/4pm Sydney
To register, please visit https://ow.ly/hjWS50XKpRx
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
💻Our Tobacco Control membership group is co-hosting the webinar:
Cigarette filters: implications for health effects and the environment
📅17th December 10:30am -12:00pm IST/1pm Singapore/16th December 9:00pm PST/4pm Sydney
To register, please visit https://ow.ly/hjWS50XKpRx
Cigarette filters: implications for health effects and the environment
📅17th December 10:30am -12:00pm IST/1pm Singapore/16th December 9:00pm PST/4pm Sydney
To register, please visit https://ow.ly/hjWS50XKpRx
#UnionConf is an opportunity to share lessons in how to overcome challenges. In Copenhagen, Dr Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro presented how Nigeria used data to mitigate the impact of US funding cuts.
Read Obioma's @devex.com interview: www.devex.com/news/how-dat...
#WCLH2025 #GlobalHealth #LungHealth
Read Obioma's @devex.com interview: www.devex.com/news/how-dat...
#WCLH2025 #GlobalHealth #LungHealth
How data helped Nigeria mitigate the impact of US cuts on TB
One key lesson Dr. Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, monitoring and evaluation manager at the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme in Nigeria, shares for other countries: Build you...
www.devex.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#UnionConf is an opportunity to share lessons in how to overcome challenges. In Copenhagen, Dr Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro presented how Nigeria used data to mitigate the impact of US funding cuts.
Read Obioma's @devex.com interview: www.devex.com/news/how-dat...
#WCLH2025 #GlobalHealth #LungHealth
Read Obioma's @devex.com interview: www.devex.com/news/how-dat...
#WCLH2025 #GlobalHealth #LungHealth
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It was a huge honor for me to moderate a panel with authors of 4 new books on tuberculosis at @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
December 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It was a huge honor for me to moderate a panel with authors of 4 new books on tuberculosis at @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
📹Watch the video: “Tuberculosis: New warriors take on an old enemy.”
At #WCLH2025, four authors redefining TB advocacy discuss their work, the message the world needs to hear, and how the TB community can respond to today’s global health crisis.
https://tinyurl.com/ynexsndz
#TB #UnionConf
At #WCLH2025, four authors redefining TB advocacy discuss their work, the message the world needs to hear, and how the TB community can respond to today’s global health crisis.
https://tinyurl.com/ynexsndz
#TB #UnionConf
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
📹Watch the video: “Tuberculosis: New warriors take on an old enemy.”
At #WCLH2025, four authors redefining TB advocacy discuss their work, the message the world needs to hear, and how the TB community can respond to today’s global health crisis.
https://tinyurl.com/ynexsndz
#TB #UnionConf
At #WCLH2025, four authors redefining TB advocacy discuss their work, the message the world needs to hear, and how the TB community can respond to today’s global health crisis.
https://tinyurl.com/ynexsndz
#TB #UnionConf
#UnionConf continues to develop a broader range of lung health topics.
🧠 healthpolicywatch.bsky.social highlighted fascinating #WCLH2025 research that directly connect air pollution to lung health, but also brain development in children: healthpolicy-watch.news/childrens-iq...
🧠 healthpolicywatch.bsky.social highlighted fascinating #WCLH2025 research that directly connect air pollution to lung health, but also brain development in children: healthpolicy-watch.news/childrens-iq...
Children’s IQ Plummets By Almost 20 Points In Indian State With High Air Pollution - Health Policy Watch
Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health
healthpolicy-watch.news
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#UnionConf continues to develop a broader range of lung health topics.
🧠 healthpolicywatch.bsky.social highlighted fascinating #WCLH2025 research that directly connect air pollution to lung health, but also brain development in children: healthpolicy-watch.news/childrens-iq...
🧠 healthpolicywatch.bsky.social highlighted fascinating #WCLH2025 research that directly connect air pollution to lung health, but also brain development in children: healthpolicy-watch.news/childrens-iq...
⏳ Deadline extended
CME accreditation form submissions for those who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen are now open until 7 December.
Submit yours today.
🎯CME form: https://tinyurl.com/y3mupna6
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#TB #GlobalHealth
CME accreditation form submissions for those who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen are now open until 7 December.
Submit yours today.
🎯CME form: https://tinyurl.com/y3mupna6
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#TB #GlobalHealth
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
⏳ Deadline extended
CME accreditation form submissions for those who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen are now open until 7 December.
Submit yours today.
🎯CME form: https://tinyurl.com/y3mupna6
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#TB #GlobalHealth
CME accreditation form submissions for those who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen are now open until 7 December.
Submit yours today.
🎯CME form: https://tinyurl.com/y3mupna6
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#TB #GlobalHealth
Groundbreaking research presented at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025.
#UnionConf #WCLH2025
#UnionConf #WCLH2025
Children exposed to high air pollution in Odisha, India scored nearly 20 IQ points lower than peers in cleaner environments.
🚨Air pollution is a global health emergency that is stealing children’s futures!
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social @who.int
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
🚨Air pollution is a global health emergency that is stealing children’s futures!
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social @who.int
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Children’s IQ Plummets By Almost 20 Points In Indian State With High Air Pollution - Health Policy Watch
Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health
healthpolicy-watch.news
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Groundbreaking research presented at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025.
#UnionConf #WCLH2025
#UnionConf #WCLH2025
A powerful feature of this year’s #UnionConf was the inclusion of four authors breathing new life into TB advocacy.
📘Stigmatized, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan
📙Phantom Plague, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
📗The Black Angels, @mariasmilios.bsky.social
📕Everything is Tuberculosis, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
📘Stigmatized, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan
📙Phantom Plague, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
📗The Black Angels, @mariasmilios.bsky.social
📕Everything is Tuberculosis, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A powerful feature of this year’s #UnionConf was the inclusion of four authors breathing new life into TB advocacy.
📘Stigmatized, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan
📙Phantom Plague, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
📗The Black Angels, @mariasmilios.bsky.social
📕Everything is Tuberculosis, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
📘Stigmatized, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan
📙Phantom Plague, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
📗The Black Angels, @mariasmilios.bsky.social
📕Everything is Tuberculosis, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
The Union World Conference on Lung Health was a vital opportunity for the lung health community to identify solutions to the devastating funding cuts and political instability.
During #WCLH2025, Jose Dominguez spoke to @elpais.com about the real world impact: elpais.com/planeta-futu...
#UnionConf
During #WCLH2025, Jose Dominguez spoke to @elpais.com about the real world impact: elpais.com/planeta-futu...
#UnionConf
10.000 millones de euros para luchar contra el VIH, malaria y tuberculosis en un mundo en crisis
El Fondo Mundial, punta de lanza en la lucha contra estas tres epidemias, no logra su objetivo financiero en un momento de recortes, en el que países como Estados Unidos, Reino Unido o Alemania rebaja...
elpais.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Union World Conference on Lung Health was a vital opportunity for the lung health community to identify solutions to the devastating funding cuts and political instability.
During #WCLH2025, Jose Dominguez spoke to @elpais.com about the real world impact: elpais.com/planeta-futu...
#UnionConf
During #WCLH2025, Jose Dominguez spoke to @elpais.com about the real world impact: elpais.com/planeta-futu...
#UnionConf
📣 Reminder: Submit your CME accreditation form by 3 Dec
Delegates who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen can now apply for CME credits.
The Conference has been accredited for:
✔️ 29.0 ECMEC®s (EACCME®)
✔️ 25 CME credits + 5 MOE credits (EBAP)
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#UnionConf
Delegates who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen can now apply for CME credits.
The Conference has been accredited for:
✔️ 29.0 ECMEC®s (EACCME®)
✔️ 25 CME credits + 5 MOE credits (EBAP)
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#UnionConf
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📣 Reminder: Submit your CME accreditation form by 3 Dec
Delegates who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen can now apply for CME credits.
The Conference has been accredited for:
✔️ 29.0 ECMEC®s (EACCME®)
✔️ 25 CME credits + 5 MOE credits (EBAP)
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#UnionConf
Delegates who attended #WCLH2025 in person in Copenhagen can now apply for CME credits.
The Conference has been accredited for:
✔️ 29.0 ECMEC®s (EACCME®)
✔️ 25 CME credits + 5 MOE credits (EBAP)
📌Details: https://tinyurl.com/22bd59v8
#UnionConf
Ending TB demands action.
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
#AMR2025: globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
#AMR2025: globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social
Break the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis
Ending tuberculosis in high-burden settings requires us to adopt evidence-based interventions. No one should be at risk of this deadly, but curable, disease.
globalcause.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ending TB demands action.
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
#AMR2025: globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
#AMR2025: globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social
Reposted by The Union
Fantastic @theunion.org meeting in #Copenhagen. It is always great to catch up with so many friends and colleagues from all over the world.
#the #fight #against #tuberculosis
@mtbi.bsky.social
@isglobal.bsky.social
#the #fight #against #tuberculosis
@mtbi.bsky.social
@isglobal.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fantastic @theunion.org meeting in #Copenhagen. It is always great to catch up with so many friends and colleagues from all over the world.
#the #fight #against #tuberculosis
@mtbi.bsky.social
@isglobal.bsky.social
#the #fight #against #tuberculosis
@mtbi.bsky.social
@isglobal.bsky.social
Reposted by The Union
Watch @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's inspiring opening keynote at the @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLpM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLpM...
Opening Session - Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025
YouTube video by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Watch @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's inspiring opening keynote at the @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLpM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLpM...
Ending TB demands action.
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
www.globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social #AMR2025
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
www.globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social #AMR2025
www.globalcause.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ending TB demands action.
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
www.globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social #AMR2025
Dr Kavi Velen: "The problem is no longer a lack of solutions, but a lack of political will, investment and recognition that the current trajectory will not achieve the goal of ending TB."
www.globalcause.co.uk/antibiotic-r...
@mediaplanetukie.bsky.social #AMR2025
Reposted by The Union
What an amazing panel with TB book authors @theunion.org conference!
Thank you 🙏🏽 @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social Handaa Enkh-Amgalan & @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
Thank you 🙏🏽 @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social Handaa Enkh-Amgalan & @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What an amazing panel with TB book authors @theunion.org conference!
Thank you 🙏🏽 @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social Handaa Enkh-Amgalan & @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
Thank you 🙏🏽 @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social Handaa Enkh-Amgalan & @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
👥 Day 3 of #WCLH2025 has concluded. Thank you all for your participation and enthusiasm.
See you tomorrow for the final day.
Watch the highlights here: https://tinyurl.com/2wscn66f
#EndTB #LungHealth
See you tomorrow for the final day.
Watch the highlights here: https://tinyurl.com/2wscn66f
#EndTB #LungHealth
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
👥 Day 3 of #WCLH2025 has concluded. Thank you all for your participation and enthusiasm.
See you tomorrow for the final day.
Watch the highlights here: https://tinyurl.com/2wscn66f
#EndTB #LungHealth
See you tomorrow for the final day.
Watch the highlights here: https://tinyurl.com/2wscn66f
#EndTB #LungHealth
📚 Don’t miss the book signing with Maria Smilios, author of THE BLACK ANGELS
13:15–14:00 | Community Connect (Balcony 3)
The book stand will feature all four author titles, including signed copies of John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis.
Maria will be signing books on site!
#WCLH2025 #EndTB
13:15–14:00 | Community Connect (Balcony 3)
The book stand will feature all four author titles, including signed copies of John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis.
Maria will be signing books on site!
#WCLH2025 #EndTB
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🌍 You can still register for #WCLH2025 and stay at the forefront of TB and lung health.
Be part of the conversations shaping the future, get the latest updates, and connect with global experts driving change in research, care, and policy.
🔗 https://ow.ly/i57X50XtQJh
Be part of the conversations shaping the future, get the latest updates, and connect with global experts driving change in research, care, and policy.
🔗 https://ow.ly/i57X50XtQJh
Registration – The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025
🔴 Live broadcast of 11 session rooms, including TBScience and Community Connect sessions.📱 On-demand access to all recorded content via the Conference app until 31 March 2026.🌐 A chance to connect, learn and engage with global experts and peers from anywhere in the world.
ow.ly
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🌍 You can still register for #WCLH2025 and stay at the forefront of TB and lung health.
Be part of the conversations shaping the future, get the latest updates, and connect with global experts driving change in research, care, and policy.
🔗 https://ow.ly/i57X50XtQJh
Be part of the conversations shaping the future, get the latest updates, and connect with global experts driving change in research, care, and policy.
🔗 https://ow.ly/i57X50XtQJh
⏰ Starting at 08:00
Join our Meet the Expert sessions:
• Linkage to care in TB — B3B (Evgenia Geliukh)
• Sputum pooling & TB testing — B3A (Dr Valerie Flore Donkeng Donfack)
• Smoking cessation & TB outcomes — B4A (Dr Tara Singh Bam)
Join our Meet the Expert sessions:
• Linkage to care in TB — B3B (Evgenia Geliukh)
• Sputum pooling & TB testing — B3A (Dr Valerie Flore Donkeng Donfack)
• Smoking cessation & TB outcomes — B4A (Dr Tara Singh Bam)
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
⏰ Starting at 08:00
Join our Meet the Expert sessions:
• Linkage to care in TB — B3B (Evgenia Geliukh)
• Sputum pooling & TB testing — B3A (Dr Valerie Flore Donkeng Donfack)
• Smoking cessation & TB outcomes — B4A (Dr Tara Singh Bam)
Join our Meet the Expert sessions:
• Linkage to care in TB — B3B (Evgenia Geliukh)
• Sputum pooling & TB testing — B3A (Dr Valerie Flore Donkeng Donfack)
• Smoking cessation & TB outcomes — B4A (Dr Tara Singh Bam)
🫁 Welcome to Day 2 of #UnionConf 2025
Yesterday set a powerful tone. Today, we come together again to learn, collaborate and strengthen our shared focus on global lung health.
#WCLH2025 #EndTB #LungHealth
Yesterday set a powerful tone. Today, we come together again to learn, collaborate and strengthen our shared focus on global lung health.
#WCLH2025 #EndTB #LungHealth
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
🫁 Welcome to Day 2 of #UnionConf 2025
Yesterday set a powerful tone. Today, we come together again to learn, collaborate and strengthen our shared focus on global lung health.
#WCLH2025 #EndTB #LungHealth
Yesterday set a powerful tone. Today, we come together again to learn, collaborate and strengthen our shared focus on global lung health.
#WCLH2025 #EndTB #LungHealth
Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Executive Director of The Union, opened #WCLH2025 with powerful words:
“In the face of devastating funding cuts & geopolitical turmoil, we must squeeze every drop of potential from this conference to move the needle & avert any further derailment.”
“In the face of devastating funding cuts & geopolitical turmoil, we must squeeze every drop of potential from this conference to move the needle & avert any further derailment.”
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Executive Director of The Union, opened #WCLH2025 with powerful words:
“In the face of devastating funding cuts & geopolitical turmoil, we must squeeze every drop of potential from this conference to move the needle & avert any further derailment.”
“In the face of devastating funding cuts & geopolitical turmoil, we must squeeze every drop of potential from this conference to move the needle & avert any further derailment.”