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Bill Gates Has Regrets

Five years ago, Bill Gates warned that the biggest potential killer the world faced wasn’t war, but a pandemic. The billionaire spent hundreds of millions of dollars to find faster ways to develop vaccines and create disease-tracking systems. He urged world leaders to build national defenses against new infectious diseases.

Looking back, Mr. Gates said, “I wish I had done more to call attention to the danger.” The Microsoft Corp. co-founder is now squaring off against the scenario he sought to forestall.

“I feel terrible,” he said in an interview. “The whole point of talking about it was that we could take action and minimize the damage.”

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 Bill Gates Has Regrets

Years before the Covid-19 pandemic, the billionaire tried to warn global leaders of the threat from new infectious diseases. Few listened. ‘I feel terrible.’

IDWeek

IDWeek will be a forum for health professionals of varied backgrounds to collaborate, cooperate, and learn from each other’s expertise. With so many common issues and challenges cutting across our four disciplines, IDWeek provides an opportunity to learn from each other’s knowledge, experience and expertise, for the improvement of patient care and public health.

Infectious Disease Research Institute

IDRI is a new breed of global health nonprofit, taking a comprehensive approach to address infectious diseases. We combine the high-quality science of a research organization with the product development capabilities of a biotech company to create new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.

International Centre for Infectious Diseases

The International Centre for Infectious Diseases Inc., (ICID) is a Canadian organization providing innovative leadership and collaborative solutions for the global fight against infectious diseases.

International Society for Infectious Diseases

ISID is committed to improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world.

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1973 dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.

Pediatric Infectious Disease Society

PIDS is the world's largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children.

World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

The WSPID is a confederation of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (PID) societies. The WSPID aspires to create a global network of national and international PID societies for exchange of information and knowledge between the societies. This may foster collaborations among PID specialists from all over the world.

Armed Forces Infectious Diseases Society

The Armed Forces Infectious Diseases Society (AFIDS) is the professional association of physicians and other health care professionals who are presently or have previously been associated with the United States Department of Defense.

Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada

AMMI Canada is the national association that represents physicians, clinical microbiologists and researchers specializing in the fields of medical microbiology and infectious diseases.

Center for Complex Infectious Diseases

The primary mission of CCID is to determine the nature, origin, disease associations, modes of transmission, methods of diagnosis and responses to therapy of complex infectious diseases, and to disseminate such information.

Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases

Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID) is a non-profit global health organization engaged in the development of diagnostic and preventive tools for infectious diseases, including HIV.

HIV Medicine Association

The HIV Medicine Association is an organization of medical professionals who practice HIV medicine. We represent the interests of our patients by promoting quality in HIV care and by advocating for policies that ensure a comprehensive and humane response to the AIDS pandemic informed by science and social justice.

Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology

IDSOG brings together professionals in the field of obstetrics and gynecology who are interested in the scientific study of infectious diseases in women.

International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases

ISCAID is dedicated to improving the care of pets (dogs, cats, birds, horses, exotic pets) with infectious diseases, and controlling the spread of these diseases. It aims to promote increased knowledge of companion animal infectious diseases through encouragement of research in the discipline and dissemination of information.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAID advances the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of many of the world’s most intractable and widespread diseases. Key research areas include newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and influenza, HIV/AIDS, biodefense, and immune-mediated diseases including asthma and allergy.

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

SHEA's mission is to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections and advance the field of healthcare epidemiology.

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) is an association of health professionals dedicated to promoting the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. The Society's diverse membership is comprised of pharmacists and other allied health care professionals who are concerned with widely varied aspects of antimicrobial use in settings which include clinical patient care, research, teaching, the pharmaceutical industry, and government.

Surgical Infection Society

The mission of the Surgical Infection Society is to educate health care providers and the public about infection in surgical patients and promote research in the understanding, prevention and management of surgical infections.

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization - International Vaccine Centre

Our Mission...to be a pre-eminent research institute investigating the pathogenesis of infectious diseases and the development of effective therapeutic and prophylactic methods to control infectious diseases of humans and animals.

American Lyme Disease Foundation

The American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The Foundation plays a key role in providing reliable and scientifically accurate information to the public, medical community and government agencies about tick-borne diseases and their effects on human health and quality of life.

American Society for Virology

The stated aim of the Society is to promote the exchange of information and stimulate discussion and collaboration among scientists active in all aspects of virology.

Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

The aims of the society are to: Advance postgraduate education in infectious diseases in Australasia and internationally; Promote research in all aspects of infectious diseases; and Advocate for sound and evidence-based public health policy in matters related to infectious diseases.

British Infection Association

The British Infection Association has arisen from the fusion of the British Infection Society and the Association of Medical Microbiologists. These organisations have come together to enhance the prevention, management, and control of infection and to improve professional representation on national bodies formulating policy about training, continuing professional development and delivering health care in the field of infection.

Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases

CFID works with strategic partners and supporters to hasten the discovery of innovative solutions to better understand, diagnose, prevent, control and treat existing and emerging infectious diseases that threaten our good health.

European Society for Clinical Virology

This Society is open to all those interested in viruses as causes of disease in man and animals, whether as general, pediatric or veterinary clinicians, infectious disease physicians, diagnostic virologists or microbiologists, pure or applied virologists or simply from curiosity.

European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Promotes the exchange of information among people who have special experience in the field of paediatric infectious diseases (by organizing regular scientific meetings, forming international study groups and networks, participation in advisory boards of other societies, organization of symposia at other international congresses, and through joint publications by members’ publications in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal and other journals).

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

ESCMID strives to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases by promoting and supporting research, education and training in the infection disciplines. ESCMID is a non-profit organization.

North American Syringe Exchange Network

NASEN is a national network of syringe exchange programs (SEPs), those who support them, and the people they serve. NASEN has a three-fold mission; support SEPs through technical and financial assistance programs, expand and support the network of individuals and organizations interested in syringe exchange as an effective public health intervention, and disseminate information related to syringe exchange and disease prevention.