The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tom Frieden, stated that the world is not adequately prepared for the next pandemic. He cited the current Ebola outbreak response and cuts to US public health as evidence of global unpreparedness.

The world is not “well prepared” for the next pandemic, Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing the current response to the Ebola outbreak and cuts to US public health efforts. “This Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic, it’s not going to cause a significant risk to large numbers of Americans,” Frieden, the CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, said. “It’s a stress test, and it’s a stress test the world is not doing well at. I would say so.....