For the risk of the worst of the coronavirus pandemic to be in front of us, warns the founder of Microsoft Bill Gates, calling for a “wise group” to be set up to monitor new epidemics.
“There is still a risk that this pandemic will create a variant that will be even more contagious and even more deadly,” he said. “It is not possible, I do not want to be a threatening voice, but there is a risk well above 5% that we have not seen the worst yet of this pandemic, “said the founder of Microsoft in an interview with the Financial Times.
Gates is proposing to set up an international team of experts in a variety of disciplines, from epidemiologists to electronic model makers, to monitor and identify global health threats and coordinate state response.
While the war in Ukraine dominates the international agenda, the tycoon urged world leaders not to overlook the health crisis. In this context, he called for greater investment in preventing future pandemics.
It clarifies that the current funding of the World Health Organization for future pandemics is not serious, and greater investment is required. “The WHO has less than 10 full-time people working on epidemic preparedness,” Gates said, adding that “even these people are distracted from many other activities.”
Bill Gates’s new book deals with the danger of a new pandemic. It is entitled “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic” and will be published next Tuesday.
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