There will be an influenza pandemic sometime, but we don't know when. It could be mild, it could be severe, it could be extremely severe.

The real issue will be how the money is going to be managed and how we are going to coordinate.

Act as though a pandemic influenza will start tomorrow. Don't think we can wait around and not worry it won't start for six months or one year. Once, it starts it is too late to prepare.

A lot of that money is now being spent in countries, in Indonesia, in Vietnam, in Cambodia, in countries in central and eastern Europe such as Turkey, Nigeria, and also Central Asia.

The pace of fatalities appears to have fallen off quickly. But it is as yet unclear whether this is because the virus has modified or Turkey's approach has been successful.

We must still maintain utmost vigilance for and preparations for the next human influenza pandemic.