A coordinated global response has risen to the challenge of insufficient funding.
The Global Fund, UNITAID, bilateral agencies, and philanthropic sources have increased financing for the 22 high-burden countries from $1·84 billion in 2006 to almost $2·64 billion for 2010, albeit with a growing gap relative to need. To address weak capacity for financial planning, WHO and technical partners have developed methods to calculate the cost of tuberculosis, and assisted governments to
budget for and financially monitor national health plans and DOTS programmes. In 2009, 116 countries provided financing information to WHO.