Davos 2016 - Preparing for the Next Pandemic

It is a certainty that humankind will be confronted with disease outbreaks in the near future. What can be done to prevent looming crises and to mitigate their potentially devastating effects? On the agenda: - Developing vaccines. - Moving from reaction to prevention. - Promoting access to resources. Speakers: - Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva. - Alpha Condé, President of Guinea. - Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Rome. - Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MSD, USA. - William H. Gates III, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA. Moderated by Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank, Washington DC.