The report presented by the House of Lords claimed that a threat of pandemic is looming over Britain.

The report said, "Estimates are that the next pandemic will kill between two million and 50 million people worldwide and between 50,000 and 75,000 in the UK. Socio-economic disruption will be massive."

The report further added that changes in lifestyle are supplementary to such infections.  The report mentioned various diseases like Malaria and TB which are developing resistance to the antibiotics. The report also presented concern over the various diseases that are now transmitted from animals to humans.

The report emphasized that the large amount of money spent by government on health issues is not channelized properly. Many heath organizations are working side by side. This sometimes leads to the overlapping of the efforts.

The committee felt that World Health Organization should help in regulating the work of the health organizations. The Lords intergovernmental organizations committee emphasized that the "dysfunctional" World Health Organization needs to be better organized to cope with the health threats.

A Department of Health spokesman said, “We agree that there is considerable scope to improve the effectiveness and coherence of intergovernmental organizations working in this area. We need to encourage and strengthen cooperation between agencies and governments."