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Wisely seeking knowledge

  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...

So Far

  T he 2019-2020 coronavirus identification and subsequent pandemic will be evaluated for years to come. Novel strains will continue to present. What can we request of our world health leadership?  By req uesting that thing we do in pandemic preparedness: real time review of lessons learned, before the next novel strain cluster appears:      ⦾ What international rules, laws and consequences have been set around genome  sequencing and upload to the World Health Organization?      ⦾ What pathways can scientists take to bypass government bureaucracy for countries that seek to control medical transparency?       ⦾ Wh at is the fail-safe system for uploads into systems that make takes days before  review,   such as upload to the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). What is the globally available written process so that scientists do not rely on community networks alone?      ⦾ What...