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The ”’International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease”’ or ”’The Union”’ is a global scientific organization headquartered in Paris with the stated goals to “improve health for people in low- and middle-income Countries”.{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=https://theunion.org/about-us/about-the-union|access-date=24 December 2020|website=The Union.org|publisher=International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease}} The Union focuses its work in three areas: [[Tuberculosis]], [[Tobacco control|Tobacco Control]], and Lung and non-communicable diseases. The antecedents of The Union date to an 1867 meeting to discuss the tuberculosis plague, and include the former ”’Central Bureau for the Prevention of Tuberculosis”’ and the ”’International Union Against Tuberculosis”’ (IUAT).{{cite web |url= http://www.theunion.org/index.php/en/who-are-we/history-of-the-union |title= History of The Union |publisher= International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |access-date= 30 March 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122229/http://www.theunion.org/index.php/en/who-are-we/history-of-the-union |archive-date= 10 March 2012 }} The Union no longer uses the acronym “IUATLD” as its short-form name.{{cn|date=December 2022}} |
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Non-governmental scientific organization
| Formation | 20 October 1920 |
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| Type | NGO, Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Public Health, Evidence to Policy, Tuberculosis |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Website | theunion |
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Formerly called |
IUATLD |
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, or The Union, is a global scientific organization headquartered in Paris with the stated goals to “improve health for people in low- and middle-income Countries”.[1] The Union focuses its work in three areas: Tuberculosis, Tobacco Control, and Lung and non-communicable diseases. The antecedents of The Union date to an 1867 meeting to discuss the tuberculosis plague, and include the former Central Bureau for the Prevention of Tuberculosis and the International Union Against Tuberculosis (IUAT).[2] The Union no longer uses the acronym “IUATLD” as its short-form name.[citation needed]
History[edit]
Early pioneers were Robert Koch, Sir John Crofton and Karel Styblo.[2] 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”.[3] In 1982, it instituted World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating 100 years from the date when Robert Koch discovered cause of tuberculosis.[4] The expanded name and mission were adopted in 1986.[2] The Union organises the annual Union World Conference on Lung Health, the largest annual meeting on lung health in the world.[5]
Past presidents include:[6]
Activities[edit]
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.[7]
Publications[edit]
The Union publishes two scientific journals; the International Journal of Tuberculosis and…
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