Bill Gates: The next outbreak? We’re not ready - 2014

Monday March 16, 2020  |  food & health
In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic ... but we need to get going." Right now we are in the middle of the Corona virus outbreak.