UN and WHO 'Not Fit for Purpose' to Tackle Pandemics | Health | WIRED

Global populations are more vulnerable to pandemics now than at any time in history, according to Jeremy Farrar, director of biomedical research charity the Wellcome Trust. Increased global air travel and densely concentrated, interconnected populations are breeding new kinds pathogens that could lead to global health crisis. Read more at http://wired.uk/Jh0ucx
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