The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).

Public Health Action is The Union's free access, online journal which aims to promote the vision of The Union, Health solutions for the poor, by disseminating new knowledge on health systems and health services for vulnerable groups, with a priority on tuberculosis, lung health, non-communicable diseases and related public health issues.

4 November 2013/ Paris, France – At the close of the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) today announced it has received US $48 million in new funds for TB control in some of the world's hardest-hit countries and to continue critical areas of operational research.

1 November 2013 / Paris, France –The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) last night presented awards for scientific achievement and public health excellence to an eminent South African researcher and an innovative multidrug-resistant TB project launched in Siberia . Dr Kogieleum Naidoo received the annual Union Scientific prize for her published research on TB-HIV, and the Tomsk Oblast Tuberculosis and Pulmonology Medical Center in Russia received the Karel Styblo Public Health Prize for piloting the use of DOTS-Plus -Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course, for multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) - to combat MDR-TB.

New TB drug bedaquiline illustrates need for paradigm shift in developing and ensuring accessto new treatment combinations.

The Union will kick off the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health with a gala fundraising dinner to be held on Wednesday, 30 October, in Paris, France. The 2nd President's Centennial Dinner is raising funds for education and research as part of The Union Centennial Campaign (1920-2020). 

Cost to end deaths from childhood TB estimated to be at least US$120 million annually.

The World Health Organization, The Union, the Stop TB Partnership, USAID, CDC, the Treatment Action Group and UNICEF will launch a roadmap outlining the path towards zero deaths from childhood tuberculosis.

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Read articles on topics from nutrition and gender-based violence to MDR-TB treatment needs and paediatric in-patient care in war-torn Somalia in the new issue of Public Health Action, The Union's open access journal.