Join PATH at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026
During the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026, PATH will highlight our work advancing innovations for integrated, people-centered tuberculosis care.
A Community Health Promoter conducts a household visit to support early TB detection in Nyamira County, Kenya. Photo: PATH/Caroline Wangire.
17–20 November 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The second United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) in 2023 set ambitious five-year global targets to increase coverage of rapid diagnostic testing, treatment, and preventive treatment and accelerate the availability of safe and effective vaccines.
At the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026, the spotlight is on how integration and people-centered pathways can accelerate progress towards these targets and achieve an end to the TB epidemic.
PATH has applied broad, cross-cutting expertise and innovative approaches to the fight against TB for 25 years, from strengthening primary health care (PHC) systems for TB services to increasing access to and use of best-in-class diagnostic tools and technologies to ensure rapid diagnosis and tailored treatment for people with TB.
At Union 2026, PATH teams will share achievements from several projects across our TB portfolio and convene key TB thought leaders to reflect on this pivotal point in the global TB response. In a PATH and World Health Organization (WHO) co-chaired satellite session, we will share learnings on how to sustainably and equitably introduce TB innovations through integrated approaches. Through oral and poster presentations, we will highlight the use of new diagnostic and clinical approaches to improve mobile outreach and streamline clinical care management in Ukraine and strengthen continuous quality improvement processes in Tanzania. We will also show how PATH is expanding access to TB care through people-centered approaches, ranging from community-based TB screening and referral in Kenya and youth-led volunteer initiatives in India to TB-PHC integration in Ukraine.
See below for a full schedule of PATH’s satellite session and oral and poster presentations at Union 2026, and follow the conversation online at #UnionConf2026.
- Satellite session
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Wednesday, November 18, 5:45–7:15 PM, Room Americas III
Co-chairs: Dr. Kimberly Green (PATH) & Dr. Tereza Kasaeva (WHO)
The global TB response is at a pivotal moment, with a growing pipeline of innovations—from new vaccine candidates, shorter treatment regimens, decentralized diagnostics, and AI-enabled technologies—creating opportunities to accelerate progress towards global TB 2030 targets. This session will convene government leaders, civil society, affected communities, researchers, funders, and implementers to explore how countries can sustainably introduce, integrate, and scale product and service innovations through primary health care and broader health platforms, sharing practical approaches and lessons for community-driven roll out and scale of new approaches that can accelerate people-centered TB care.
- Oral presentation
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Wednesday, November 18, 4:51– 4:59 PM, Room Segovia III/IV
Presenter: Salome Ngii Ileli
This session will highlight a county-led initiative in Nyamira County, Kenya, to strengthen community-based TB screening and referral by community health promoters (CHPs). It will share successful results from integration of TB screening and referral into CHP household outreach and highlight key enablers, including training and workforce capacity strengthening initiatives.
- Poster presentations
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Tuesday, November 17, 1:30–1:35 PM, Screen 1 (2nd floor)
Presenter: Zhanna Karpenko
Wednesday, November 18, 1:20–1:25 PM, Screen 1 (2nd floor)
Presenter: Lisa Mueller Scott
Thursday, November 19, 1:15–1:20 PM, Screen 7 (2nd floor)
Presenter: Dr. Deepak Balasubramanian
Friday, November 20, 12:05–12:10 PM, Screen 1 (2nd floor)
Presenter: Galyna Gorenko
Friday, November 20, 12:05–12:10 PM, Screen 6 (2nd floor)
Presenter: Nataliia Klymenko