Don't dismiss philanthropy: it's crucial during the coronavirus crisis | Beth Breeze and Paul Ramsbottom

Whether it's helping research a vaccine or supporting those worst hit by the pandemic, private giving is needed as never before

In Bill Gates' eerily prescient 2015 Ted Talk he states that "the greatest risk of global catastrophe " is not missiles but microbes", which, he predicted, could claim over 10 million lives and wipe $3tn (2.4tn) off the global economy.

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