International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

🗓️Upcoming #UnionConf2024 Deadlines -Early registration rates open until 15 July -Scholarship applications open until 18 July -Late-breaker session submissions also open until 18 July -Satellite session submissions open until 1 Aug -Community Connect engagement activities submissions open until 10 Aug 📌Details: https://lnkd.in/exV2nvzm

Join our new FREE online course designed to empower researchers in low and middle income countries. 📅 Our course on developing a research grant proposal has been shaped by global experts and piloted successfully worldwide. 🔍 Learn about research question formulation, methodology, data collection, ethics, study design, and more. Perfect for teams preparing grant proposals. Find out more or watch Dr Ajay Kumar give insight into the course ⬇ https://lnkd.in/d7BcptDg

📢Why is 15 July so important, you may ask? Two reasons: 1) It is the last day to register with early rates to attend #UnionConf2024 2) It is ALSO the last day for presenters and session confirmations If you are a presenter or chair, please register soon to take advantage of early, affordable rates. 📌Register Now: https://lnkd.in/e9sJjsDF

For many years, The Union has pioneered capacity building in operational research. Now we have developed the second edition of our comprehensive operational research guide. In its 15 chapters the guide particularly aims to build the skills of researchers in public health programmes. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejRiu26f

📢While early rates to attend #UnionConf2024 are available only for another 10 days (15 July), we are accepting applications for 🏆sponsored registrations and scholarships🏆 until 18 July. 📌Details: https://lnkd.in/e-Pu2uEG

Last year, The Union delivered 19 training courses totalling 322 hours of in-person and online training. It’s great to see how many individuals have benefitted from our training courses, and we’ve received some fantastic feedback, including: • 96% of participants stated that the information in the training courses was actionable. • 92% reported benefiting from the new knowledge and skills acquired. Discover more about our upcoming courses and how you can benefit from partnering with The Union here ⬇ https://lnkd.in/dbiB5h8

🧑🤝🧑Community-based organisations, including local Indonesian organisations, can apply for a booth package in Community Connect at #UnionConf2024 in Bali. Meanwhile, community engagement activities submissions are still on - until 10 August. 📌Details: https://lnkd.in/evCNPjZD

💻Register Now: Less Than 2 Weeks for Early Bird Deadline Early rates are applicable until 15 July (extended deadline). If you want the best deal for #UnionConf2024 registration across all categories, please ensure you register by then. Remember: Union members get preferential pricing, but you need to become a member before you register for the Conference. People from low and lower-middle income countries get lower rates (club that with being a Union Member, it's a steal!). Students and nurses are eligible for the best rates yet. 📌Details: https://lnkd.in/e9sJjsDF

The January issue of IJTLD OPEN is now live and free to read on PubMedCentral (the February to May issues will go live in the next few days) – see https://ow.ly/6SB250SshJx

Our efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are not working. The fact that TB persists is not only a global health failure; it is a historic injustice against the most vulnerable in global society. We must break the chain of transmission to eradicate this disease. Read this piece by Prof Guy Marks in The Guardian and Mediaplanet Global Resilience campaign: https://lnkd.in/epjMai9h #EndTB