How to avoid the next pandemic

The Ebola outbreak of 2014 infected more than 28,000 people in West Africa and killed more than 11,000. It also exposed gaps in the world's ability to respond to epidemics of infectious diseases.

Are we more prepared now to respond to future emerging disease outbreaks? Experts say countries are better positioned, but there's still a lot of room for improvement. “[Ours] is not a culture of outbreak prevention,” said Dr.