How To Prevent A Pandemic

Bill Gates ALLEN LANE

Fresh off the heels of his book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, the billionaire philanthropist shares ideas on combating pandemics. Perhaps most interesting is his suggestion to create GERM (Global Epidemic Response and Mobilisation), a global ‘brigade’ of 3000 epidemiological, vaccine development and computer modelling experts. The brigade would review health systems, prepare responses, shore up defences and be ready for action in the case of more outbreaks. M.Egan