Global Cause
Ending TB
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TB during conflict: Nur’s story
“There was conflict between the communities. We fled the village after evening prayers. It was nighttime. We only took some blankets with us. We walked for hours and reached the Naf River. When we reached the other side there was a big storm. We only had the blankets to protect us. There were many villagers...
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Keeping our promises: 2020 and the fight against TB
In 2018, people all around the world joined forces to raise the alarm to world leaders about a disease that kills over four thousand people a day, is increasingly resistant to drugs, and is spread through the air. This was met with surprise – many thought this disease had been beaten decades before. That disease...
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To end TB, we must prevent TB
One of the most alarming aspects of The Union’s work to end the global tuberculosis epidemic, is knowing TB is both the leading infectious killer globally and at the same time a very preventable illness. Tuberculosis is a terrible illness caused by a bacteria that spreads from person to person through the air. Left untreated...
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To end TB, we must invest in research and innovation
If the world is to get anywhere near ending TB, a disease that killed more than 1.5 million people in 2018, something significant needs to change. TB remains the world’s leading infectious killer and yet, in the last 50 years, only three new drugs and regimes have been developed to combat the disease. “What we...
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A global commitment to TB research
Tuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease, yet funding for research and development for this millennia-old disease is woefully lacking.
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People think TB is over; they’re wrong
The world is in the middle of a TB epidemic — although complacency, lack of awareness and lack of investment is hampering our ability to decisively deal with the disease.
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TB survivor story: Marius gets back on his feet
A South African cement worker tells the story of his long fight with extensively drug-resistant TB, including his experience with a novel drug treatment.
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Ending tuberculosis: it’s time to move commitments to action
TB is a curable disease that still kills millions. Governments and heads of state have agreed that a tougher response is needed to put an end to this disease.
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From rhetoric to action in high-burden countries
High-burden countries are stepping up the fight against TB politically, programmatically and scientifically.
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Could an end to Tuberculosis be in sight?
A new report calculates that we can prevent 10 million people from dying from tuberculosis if we invest in both fighting the disease and research and development, putting the world on the path to end tuberculosis (TB).