Without it, the world would continue to chase the epidemic rather than get on top of it, it said. "To save more lives now, we must get newly recommended rapid tests, drugs and regimens to those who need them. Current actions and investments fall far short of what is needed." "Countries are failing to diagnose and treat millions of people with TB," he said in a statement. The WHO's Director General Margaret Chan said: "There must be a massive scale-up of efforts, or countries will continue to run behind this deadly epidemic."

Source: CBC News October 13, 2016 14:15 UTC