Everyone needs to remember that Ebola was not a worst-case scenario. Preparedness for the future means preparedness for a very severe disease that spreads via the airborne route or can be transmitted during the incubation period, before an infected person shows telltale signs of illness.

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in Europe and elsewhere in the world. We are losing our first-line antimicrobials. Replacement treatments are more costly, more toxic, need much longer durations of treatment, and may require treatment in intensive care units.

We should never forget the government should be held accountable for providing services.

The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation.

[we have]taming of an ancient disease [malaria] that over the centuries has killed untold millions of people.

When you're dealing with new and emerging diseases, you have no idea and you can't predict in advance what would happen.

For the first time in history, we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real-time... Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour.