You could find five experts for a board opening, and one's from the country club, and that's that.

In his opening statement, WHO Director-General Dr LEE Jong-wook reported to the Board on his recent visit to areas in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worst affected by the tsunami.

This is the acid test, and this is where we are failing," said WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan, speaking Tuesday at the opening session of the TDR Joint Coordinating Board.