We have a problem. A serious one. At any moment, a life-threatening global pandemic could spring up and wipe out a significant amount of human life on this planet. The death toll would be catastrophic; one disease could see as many as 100 million dead. It sounds like a horrifying dream. It sounds like something that can't possibly be true. But it is. The information comes from Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization. He spoke today at the World Government Summit in Dubai, and according to his assessment, things are not looking good. "This is not some future nightmare scenario," said Tedros (as he prefers to be called by Ethiopian tradition). "This is what happened exactly 100 years ago during the Spanish flu epidemic." A hush fell across the audience as he noted that we could see such devastation again, perhaps as soon as today. Tedros was equal parts emphatic and grave as he spoke: "A devastating epidemic could start in any country at any time