As far as leadership, I do not believe traditional public health professionals will be able to lead us out of our current infectious disease complacency. We need to have people who can see—and foresee—the big picture and know how to marshal the resources of government, science, and the private sector to face our challenges. These Crisis Agenda leaders need a unique understanding and practical expertise in global, regional, and national politics, as well as a critical working knowledge of the science behind the agenda. They need some of the same organizational talent that characterized
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