Sierra Leone - Jan 27
Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank, has warned that the world is “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. In a speech delivered to the Global Futures Lecture at Georgetown, Kim urged governments, corporations, aid agencies, and insurance companies to work together to prepare for the future and to learn from the 8,500 deaths attributed to the Ebola crisis. Source: BBC Africa