Commission charts path to end TB within a generation

Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, the Lancet Commission on tuberculosis just announced a set of strategies to eliminate the respiratory disease within a generation. The commission — which is comprised of 39 commissioners from 13 countries and makes policy recommendations to countries with high TB rates — says that the plan includes investments in rapid diagnostics, treatment for the most high-risk populations, and vaccine development. But implementing these strategies around the world comes at a high price: an extra $5 billion per year, which would almost double the current global funding to fight the disease. TB is currently the most deadly infectious disease, killing roughly 4,500 people every day.