Partners

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is a nonprofit scientific organization that promotes lung health in low- and middle-income countries through technical assistance, education, and research. The focus of The Union's work is on tuberculosis, HIV, child lung health, asthma, and tobacco prevention. Constituent, organizational and individual members from around the world actively contribute to The Union's work.

To receive The Union's monthly e-newsletter or to learn more about the Union please see: www.iuatld.org.

Stop TB Partnership, Geneva

Stop TB is a global movement to accelerate social and political action to stop the unnecessary spread of tuberculosis around the world. Its mission is to increase access, security, and support to ensure that every TB patient has access to TB treatment and cure; to stop transmission of TB; to protect vulnerable populations from TB; and reduce the social and economic toll that TB exerts on families, communities, and nations.

For further information, visit the Stop TB Partnership web site at www.stoptb.org

World Health Organization, Geneva

The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Established in 1948, WHO’s objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO’s Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

For further information, visit the WHO’s web site at www.who.int/en/