We're not ready for the next epidemic
March 18, 2015
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as posted by the channelThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a tragedy but as awful as this epidemic has been, the next one could be much worse. The world is simply not prepared to deal with a disease—an especially virulent flu, for example—that infects large numbers of people very quickly. Of all the things that could kill 10 million people or more, by far the most likely is an epidemic.
Bill Gates believes we can prevent such a catastrophe by building a global warning and response system for epidemics. It would apply the kind of planning that goes into national defense—systems for recruiting, training, and equipping health workers; investments in new tools; etc.—to the effort to prevent and contain outbreaks.
Just putting on a protective suit is huge undertaking. At the TED conference this week Bill and Melinda had a chance to try on a suits for themselves.
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