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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Non-governmental scientific organization

Summary

Non-governmental scientific organization

Field	Value
full_name	The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases
formation	20 October 1920
type	NGO, Nonprofit
purpose	Public Health, Evidence to Policy, Tuberculosis, Lung Health
headquarters	Paris, France
leader_title	President
leader_name	Guy Marks
website
nickname	The Union
formerly	International Union Against Tuberculosis

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, or The Union, is a century old global membership based, scientific organization headquartered in Paris with the stated goals to "improve health for people in low- and middle-income Countries". The Union focuses its work in three areas of lung health: Tuberculosis control, Tobacco Control, and other communicable and non-communicable Lung diseases.The Union organises the annual Union World Conference on Lung Health, the largest annual meeting on lung health in the world, manages the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and implements various funded projects and activities across the world.

History

The Union was founded in Paris on 20 October 1920, during the first post-war international conference on TB at the Sorbonne University, where the representatives of 31 countries pledged to work together to fight the disease. The antecedents of The Union include the former Central Bureau for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. At the time it was known as the International Union Against Tuberculosis (IUAT) and was renamed in 1995 to the current one to include other lung diseases. Early pioneers were Robert Koch, Sir John Crofton and Karel Styblo.

According to The Lancet, in the 1970s, Styblo "harnessed the meager resources of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and showed that, contrary to expert opinion, tuberculosis could be controlled in extremely poor countries: beginning in Tanzania, one of the poorest of them all". In 1982, it instituted World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating 100 years from the date when Robert Koch discovered cause of tuberculosis. The expanded name and mission were adopted in 1986.

Past presidents include:

1921: Robert Philip
1922: E Dewez
1924: F Morin
1926: Theobald Smith
1928: F A Piomarta
1930: Théodor Frölich
1932: Willelm Nolen
1934: Eugenjusz Piestrzynski
1937: Lopo de Carvalho
1950: K A Jensen
1952: Manoel de Abreu
1954: A Crespo Alvarez
1957: P. V. Benjamin
1959: Ismail Tewfik Saglam
1961: G J Wherrett
1963: Attilio Omodei Zorini
1965: Erich Schröder
1967: Jan K Kraan
1969: James E Perkins
1971: V Chebanov
1973: T Shimatzu
1975: Miguel Jimenez
1978: A Gyselen
1983: H Rodriguez Castells
1986: N C Sen Gupta
1990: James Swomley
1994: Rudolf Ferlinz
1995–1998: Songkram Supcharoen
1999–2000: Kjell Bjartveit
2001–2003: Anne Fanning
2004–2007: Asma El Sony
2008–2011: S. Bertel Squire
2012–2016: E. Jane Carter
2017–2019: J. Chakaya Muhwa
2020–present: Guy Marks

Activities

According to its website, The Union has twelve offices around the world serving Africa, the Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and South-East Asia, with a focus on tuberculosis, HIV, lung health and non-communicable diseases, tobacco control and research.

Publications

The Union publishes two scientific journals; the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) and Public Health Action (PHA). The IJTLD is distributed to over 165 countries world-wide and has an impact factor of 2.76. The IJTLD is the reference for clinical research and epidemiological studies on tuberculosis. It is also the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to lung health, including articles on non-tuberculosis-related respiratory diseases such as asthma, acute respiratory infection, COPD and the hazards of tobacco and pollution. Public Health Action is The Union's open-access online journal which is published quarterly. PHA addresses the need for showcasing operational research that addresses issues in health systems and services and aims to provide new knowledge to improve access, equity, quality and efficiency of health systems and services.

References

"Who We Are". International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
(22 March 2013). "43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health". TTGmice.
(2020-08-18). "A century of leadership in lung health {{!}} The Union!".
(2021-03-05). "Origins of The Union 1800–1920 {{!}} The Union!".
The International Union Against TB and Lung Disease. (2020). "1920-2020 Celebrating a century of leadership in Lung Health, The Union Centennial Report". The International Union Against TB and Lung Disease.
(2021-03-05). "Origins of The Union 1800–1920 {{!}} The Union!".
"History of The Union". International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
(1998). "News in brief". The Lancet.
(23 March 2012). "We Celebrate World Tuberculosis Day". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation.
(19 August 2020). "History". International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
http://www.theunion.org/where-we-work {{Webarchive. link. (2015-05-02 {{full citation needed). (September 2018)
https://www.researchgate.net/journal/1027-3719_The_International_Journal_of_Tuberculosis_and_Lung_Disease{{full citation needed. (September 2018)
(7 April 2024). "Betflix เว็บคาสิโนชั้นนำ ให้บริการเกมครบวงจร 2024".
"Public Health Action".

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