The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates | TED - YouTube
In my childhood, the looming threat was nuclear war, prompting us to stockpile supplies in our basements. Today, the greatest risk of global catastrophe is a highly infectious virus rather than war. Despite significant investment in nuclear deterrents, we have invested little in systems to stop an epidemic. The Ebola crisis highlighted that we lacked a system altogether. Key components were missing: no rapid deployment of epidemiologists, delayed and inaccurate case reporting, and insufficient medical teams.