"Every year for 53 years, The Union World Conference on Lung Health has come together to present the latest scientific research in all aspects of lung health. But our work does not stop there. Generating new evidence from research projects and presenting the results or publishing it in a journal is not enough. We need implementation. We need research converted into practice. We need to strive for evidence-based health policies and decisions." (source: Website of The UNION Conference 2023).

This year's Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023 took place in Paris, France, from 15-18 November 2023. Researchers of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LMU University Hospital and members of the TB Sequel, RaPaed-AIDA-TB, and of the UNITE4TB projects presented their research in several sessions at the Union Conference and meetings, including: