The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is the oldest internati... more The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is the oldest international non-governmental organization involved in the fight against tuberculosis. This review documents the history and structure of The Union up to 2009, and describes the achievements that have taken place in the field of tuberculosis and lung health. The progress made in tackling the major killer (pneumonia) of children less than 5 years of age, the barrier to affordable essential asthma medicines, the complex issue of tobacco control, the move into the realm of HIV and AIDS, and new ideas and activities around the increasingly important domain of operational research are described and discussed. Finally, as with many institutions that have seen a rapid phase of growth, expansion and decentralisation to regional offices around the world, the review highlights the internal strategic initiative that aims to fine-tune the organisational structure, clarify lines of authority, create more efficient business, human resource and financial systems and revise, where necessary, The Union's guiding mission, vision and values for the future.
v Foreword Second-hand tobacco smoke is the main source of indoor air pollution. For more than a ... more v Foreword Second-hand tobacco smoke is the main source of indoor air pollution. For more than a decade, convincing scientific evidence has been available to demonstrate that exposure to second-hand smoke both harms health, and worsens existing health problems. At least one thousand people are estimated to die each year in the UK as the result of exposure to other people's tobacco smoke.
Some fifty years since Sir Austin Bradford Hill and I found convincing evidence that the great ma... more Some fifty years since Sir Austin Bradford Hill and I found convincing evidence that the great majority of lung cancers were due to smoking, the global death toll from tobacco continues to climb.
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is the oldest internati... more The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is the oldest international non-governmental organization involved in the fight against tuberculosis. This review documents the history and structure of The Union up to 2009, and describes the achievements that have taken place in the field of tuberculosis and lung health. The progress made in tackling the major killer (pneumonia) of children less than 5 years of age, the barrier to affordable essential asthma medicines, the complex issue of tobacco control, the move into the realm of HIV and AIDS, and new ideas and activities around the increasingly important domain of operational research are described and discussed. Finally, as with many institutions that have seen a rapid phase of growth, expansion and decentralisation to regional offices around the world, the review highlights the internal strategic initiative that aims to fine-tune the organisational structure, clarify lines of authority, create more efficient business, human resource and financial systems and revise, where necessary, The Union's guiding mission, vision and values for the future.
v Foreword Second-hand tobacco smoke is the main source of indoor air pollution. For more than a ... more v Foreword Second-hand tobacco smoke is the main source of indoor air pollution. For more than a decade, convincing scientific evidence has been available to demonstrate that exposure to second-hand smoke both harms health, and worsens existing health problems. At least one thousand people are estimated to die each year in the UK as the result of exposure to other people's tobacco smoke.
Some fifty years since Sir Austin Bradford Hill and I found convincing evidence that the great ma... more Some fifty years since Sir Austin Bradford Hill and I found convincing evidence that the great majority of lung cancers were due to smoking, the global death toll from tobacco continues to climb.
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