The world is poorly prepared to deal with a major global pandemic , which could cause loss of biodiversity and have devastating economic and social consequences , according to the first annual report from the Global Disease Control Board . The organisation analysed how a deadly airborne disease , like influenza , could spread , predicting it would take just 36 hours to go worldwide with the potential to kill over 50 million people . Many countries lack the capability for early detection of an outbreak or the medical expertise to fight it , but annual investment of $ 1.9bn-$3.4bn would yield a $ 30bn benefit worldwide , the report claims .
The world is poorly prepared to deal with a major disease pandemic, which could cause loss of life and have devastating economic and social consequences, according to the first annual report from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. The organisation analysed how a deadly airborne disease, like influenza, could spread, predicting it would take just 36 hours to go worldwide with the potential to kill over 50 million people. Many countries lack the resources for early identification of an outbreak or the medical expertise to fight it, but annual investment of $1.9bn-$3.4bn would yield a $30bn benefit worldwide, the report claims.