In every one of the major epidemics in the past quarter-century—HIV, SARS, avian flu, swine flu, Ebola—it has taken months or even years to muster the money for an effective emergency response. This is no longer the case, because the planet grew a bit safer over the weekend thanks to the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF). Affected countries can now gain timely access to funds to enable a robust response and save thousands of lives. Outbreaks are inevitable, but no longer uninsured: http://wrld.bg/n3Pu30dvlKM
Disease Outbreaks are Still a Certainty, But No Longer Uninsured
You may not have noticed it, but the planet grew a bit safer over the weekend. Starting last Saturday, the world finally became formally insured against pandemics like the dreadful Ebola outbreak that caused so much loss and suffering three years ago.
