--- description: TIME polled 73 public health experts, asking them to rate some 50 initiatives that could mitigate or even prevent another pandemic. The responses offer a plan for a more prepared world. title: 73 Experts Offer a Blueprint for Preventing Another Pandemic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7f47cfdca001920/698a1a498fd2ee2821362a2f/HealthHero2.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Blueprint for Preventing Another Pandemic TIME polled 73 experts on how to mitigate the next health crisis. The responses offer a plan to build a more prepared world. ## TIME100 Alumni Analyze the Survey Results *  [To Counter Another Pandemic, We Need Better Leadership and Communication](/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/6072091/pandemic-leadership-communication/) byDr. Leana S. Wen *  [Preventing the Next Health Crisis Depends on Health Workers. We Need 18 Million More](/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/6072100/health-workers-pandemic/) byDr. Raj Panjabi *  [Why We Must Improve Vaccine Manufacturing Before the Next Pandemic](/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/6072101/improve-vaccine-manufacturing/) byDr. Seth Berkley *  [Poor People Are at Greater Risk During Pandemics. Climate Change Exacerbates the Problem](/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/6072103/climate-change-pandemic-inequities/) bySunita Narain *  [We Need to Create an International Pandemic-Surveillance Network. Here's How](/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/6072104/pandemic-surveillance-network/) byJulie Gerberding 73 Experts Offer a Blueprint for Preventing Another Pandemic ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/"},"headline":"A Blueprint for Preventing Another Pandemic","description":"TIME polled 73 experts on how to mitigate the next health crisis. The responses offer a plan to build a more prepared world.","url":"https://time.com/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:33.763Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:33.505Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":5,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7f47cfdca001920/698a1a498fd2ee2821362a2f/HealthHero2.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/public-health/","name":"Public Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/preventing-next-pandemic-survey/","name":"A Blueprint for Preventing Another Pandemic"}}]}] ```