Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive. Here are a handful of ways they’re working to outsmart epidemics: Advocacy, calling for urgent investment in global research and development to help the world overcome coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine development, such as when they co-funded the development of a new Ebola vaccine Studies such as the Wellcome Global Monitor, which surveys attitudes to science, health and vaccines across the world, informing research and policy Behavioural projects, such as training health workers(opens in a new tab) to reduce risk of infection while working on the frontline Social science, including research into the ethics of medical trials involving pregnant women, which was of urgent importance during the Zika virus. Developing research leaders in regions most affected by infectious disease (as they’ve done through their DELTAS Africa initiative(opens in a new tab)) Public engagement, including Contagious Cities, an international cultural project supporting local conversations about epidemic preparedness.
The mission of Wellcome Trust is to improve health by supporting bright minds in science, humanities, social sciences and public engagement.