WHO: Global Anti-tuberculosis Drive at Risk over Funding Cuts Geneva, 24 Mar (ONA) —- A drastic drop in development aid funding is threatening success in the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a WHO report released today, the UN health agency said that TB still kills around 1.5 million people every year. Seventy-nine million lives have been saved through early diagnosis and ...