In pandemic process improvement, a primary focus is clearly financial resource. We have to learn from our financial missteps now, now during the next outbreak of a novel strain. We may choose to wisely seek this knowledge in preparation for the next pandemic by asking: * What is the current gap in funding to sustain global WHO emerging infectious disease operations for the next decade? How do we fund this and circumvent geopolitics in regional offices? * What private-public partnerships can be secured for rapid funding response in subsequent outbreak management? * Is there a map, grid or other organized way to understand each country's planned allocation for their own, and would this assist in identifying gaps upfront for the next pandemic? * Is there a mathema...