Bill Gates: Infectious disease must be attacked like war
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
There is a significant chance an epidemic much more infectious than Ebola could occur sometime in the next two decades and the world's health systems are unprepared to handle it, warned computer mogul-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates.
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