Even in an emergency like this, the starting point for how to use our resources is where it’s always been. We know that epidemics hit the poorest and most vulnerable communities hardest, that’s where our funding is chiefly directed.

At its best, philanthropy can take risks that governments can’t, and corporations won’t. It can put wind in the sails of ideas, innovations, and initiatives with the potential to save lives. Governments and industry can then take the successful ones forward at scale. In this way, philanthropy doesn’t supplant the public and private sectors, it supports them