Our latest Zoonotic TB member group webinar is
Decoupling Mycobacterium bovis exposure from infection: Insights from a study of latent TB infection in UK farmers
📅April 27@ 11am EDT/4pm BST/5pm CEST
For more info and to register: https://ow.ly/lHZK50YIguw
Everyone welcome!
⏰ Final days to submit
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026 🌍
📅 Deadline: 13 April
🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/
#UnionConf2026 #LungHealth
Are you an early career researcher? 🌍
Get recognised at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026
📅 Submit by 13 April
🔗 https://theunion.org/early-career-researcher-award
#EarlyCareerResearch #UnionConf2026
🌎 Calling researchers and organisations across Latin America.
Be part of #UnionConf2026 in Rio and bring your work to a global audience.
📅 Deadline: 13 April
🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/abstract/
💡 Lead the conversation at #UnionConf2026.
Submit a symposium and bring together voices shaping lung health.
📅 Deadline: 13 April
🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/symposia/
Book shelf with books on tuberculosis
My editorial in @theunion.org journal is a celebration of books and authors who've made important contributions to our understanding of tuberculosis
journals.theunion.org/content/ijtl...
Attention Spanish Speakers
💻April 15 at 18:00 CST, our Latin America member group is hosting the webinar:
Tuberculosis en Latinoamérica: El Impacto de la Vigilancia Genómica en el Control de la Resistencia y Transmisión
✅To register, please visit https://ow.ly/WMsy50YCu7t
“Curiosity is what drives me... I just want to know the answers.”
Katharina Kranzer, Conference Scientific Committee Chair, shares her fascinating global health research journey in a brilliant @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social profile.
📖 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#UnionConf2026 #GlobalHealth
The session amplified the voices of TB Vijetas and underscored their desire to raise awareness, dispel myths and help others in the fight against TB.
#CommunityEngagement #EndTB
Anisha curated a stimulating panel, titled "Community voices from TB Vijeta, learning and real impact”, focussing on ways of strengthening the connections between the community and the TB programme.
During today's National TB Vijeta Sankalp for TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Anisha Singh (Global ACSM Lead at The Union) explored the motivations and strong impact of TB Vijetas (a voluntary group of TB survivors galvanising community support).
Tomorrow! If you're not lucky enough to be in Cape Town in person, @tb-lshtm.bsky.social is hosting a watch party in London or join remotely tinyurl.com/47w5nmtp
⏰ 15.30 BST
@theunion.org @thelancet.com @joylawn.bsky.social
@sedonasweeney.bsky.social @hr-stagg.bsky.social @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social
📝 Collectively we must demand more from our government and local leaders. To help communities and advocates start the engagement process with those responsible for keeping them safe, The Union has created this letter template: theunion.org/technical-pu...
#EndTB #WorldTBDay #LungHealth
In high-income countries it is unacceptable for anyone to be infected with TB. Yet there is a sense of fatalism about the spread of TB in low- and middle-income countries. Such inequity must not be tolerated.
Be sure to read our World TB Day 2026 statement: theunion.org/news/tb-is-n...
Speed matters in TB prevention. ⌛
Delays in identifying and screening household contacts mean missed opportunities to stop TB before it starts.
A new fact sheet from The Union explores how the 7-1-7 timeliness metric can help.
📄 Download the fact sheet: https://ow.ly/BWyk50YyBfR
Thank you to @madhupai.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @who.int @tballiance.bsky.social @globaltbcaucus.bsky.social @unitaid.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social and many more for your support this #WorldTBDay
This #WorldTBDay add your voice. Use the letter template below to call on leaders to prioritise ending TB by 2030.
Download letter template for communities and advocates: tinyurl.com/hknrw24a
Ending TB is within our reach, but it will take collective action 🤝
The lung health community is united in its effort to break the chain of TB transmission. Now we need world leaders to honour the commitments they made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7UH...
On World TB Day, The Union calls for urgent action to break the chain of transmission through science-led, community-wide approaches.
Read the full statement: https://ow.ly/8bCM50YxUVs
"A perfectly written guideline is meaningless if a caregiver must choose between a day’s wages and a clinic visit."
🧠Prof Steve Graham, Union Board member and a child TB expert, is calling for a rethink of how TB services for children are delivered.
🎧 www.scipod.global/prof-stephen...
📚 In the lead up to World TB Day, IJTLD Open has published an editorial from @madhupai.bsky.social celebrating a selection of books and authors who have helped tell the story of TB.
👇 Be sure to read it in our open-access journal.
#WorldTBDay #EndTB
From Thomas Mann to John Green, how authors and books shape our understanding of TB
My new piece is about great books on TB and what they've taught us
journals.theunion.org/content/ijtl...
AI X-rays have helped detect 1,461 latent TB cases in Rupandehi and Nawalparasi districts under the #CRITIC project funded by Gates Foundation through @theunion.org !
Early detection is prevention in action!🎯
Let’s end TB together!🤝
#WorldTBDay2026 #YesWeCanEndTB #Nepal
We’re excited to see the research our global community will bring to #UnionConf2026.
Topics include TB science, pulmonary fungal disease, inclusive research methods and One Health approaches.
📅 Abstract deadline: 9 April
🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/abstract/
#UnionConf2026
“Public health needs the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of women, yours matters more than you may realise.”
Today, we feature Prof Marieke van der Zalm, Co-Chair of our Post-TB Lung Disease Working Group.
theunion.org/news/women-i...
#GiveToGain #IWD #LungHealth #EndTB
🔬 TBScience brings together researchers advancing the science of tuberculosis.
We invite abstracts exploring new insights into TB infection, transmission and treatment.
🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/tbscience/
#UnionConf2026 #TBScience
“For women starting their careers, my advice would be to remain curious, open to learning, and willing to embrace challenges.”
As we mark #IWD, our latest Women in Lung Health profile features Dr Garima Bhatt, public health expert: theunion.org/news/women-i...
#GiveToGain #LungHealth #EndTB
World TB Day Symposium 2026: 2 weeks to go
Join us in London or online on 24 March for the annual UCL/LSHTM symposium
Topics include:
• Beyond the lungs
• Global trends & health systems
• The potential for AI
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/tb/events/wo...
@tb-lshtm.bsky.social
Attention Spanish Speakers!
💻Our Latin America region member group is hosting a webinar:
Effectiveness of programmatic implementation of shortened regimens for DR-TB in Peru
📆Mar 25
6pm CDMX/7pm Peru/8pm Chile/9pm Brasil
To register please visit: https://ow.ly/g51T50Yj4ZX
Need help strengthening your abstract?
The Abstract Mentor Programme (AMP) connects authors with experienced mentors who provide feedback on draft submissions before the conference deadline.
📅 Apply by 19 March
🔗 https://worldlunghealth.org/abstract-mentor-programme/
#UnionConf2026 #LungHealth
