Bill Gates Double Disease Fight Cash


Recommended Posts

US computer billionaire Bill Gates has doubled the funding he gives to a body set up to fight disease in the developing world.

He told the annual assembly of the World Health Organization more needed to be done to fight health inequality.

The Microsoft founder pledged an extra $250m to Grand Challenges in Global Health, which he set up in 2003.

The assembly is due to debate plans to tackle malaria, polio and influenza.

We have a historic chance to build a world where all people, no matter where they're born, can have preventative care, vaccines and treatments they need to live a healthy life

Computer billionaire Bill Gates

Speaking on the first day of the assembly, which lasts until May 25, Mr Gates said: "There is a tragic inequity between the health of people in the developed world and the health of those in the rest of the world."

Mr Gates, who has given billions to various health campaigns, added "I am an optimist. We have a historic chance to build a world where all people, no matter where they're born, can have preventative care, vaccines and treatments they need to live a healthy life."

He said to achieve that goal there needed to be greater political leadership and more research into diseases which affect the developing world, including incentives for private firms.

And he added he hoped the extra money for the Grand Challenges initiative, which supports research into diseases that disproportionately affect the developing world, would help redress some of the imbalance.

The speech kick-started the assembly, which is the WHO's supreme decision-making body and brings together all 192 member countries.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4551131.stm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Good for him. At least the guy has a heart and some priorities in the right place.

Now lets begin the pointless and inevitable trollish comments equating this to a tax writeoff and nothing more. :rolleyes:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wow, that's really amazing.

He's always been my hero, not because of his huge bank account and his huge company, but because of his unlimited generousity toward people who need help.

But the sad part is that there are some pathetic morons who will somehow manage to bash Bill Gates even in this kind of situation.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

nice :D now you can all go back to bashing microsoft :) lol...

thats a heck of a lot of money.. (Y)(Y) 2 thumbs up to him!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice one Mr Gates, you all bash Microsoft but he has a heart of gold when it comes to donating.

585927582[/snapback]

not many care about him donating, they just want to rant about all his money or his company. You dont really hear about the good things people do...sad thats it like that

Link to comment
Share on other sites

He may not be the most caring person when it comes to poor little suburban boys computers crashing, but he certainly seems to care about REAL issues. Good on you Bill.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The only reason he gives so much is because he charges so much for his software. Yes its great he is giving "some" of our money back to charities...but I think everyone would rather see the cost of his software lower...then we can all donate OUR money to charities, instead of Bill doing it for us.

Personally I would rather see MY money go to cancer reasearch because many of my family members have died from that. I dont know anyone that has died from malaria, polio or influenza.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The only reason he gives so much is because he charges so much for his software. Yes its great he is giving "some" of our money back to charities...but I think everyone would rather see the cost of his software lower...then we can all donate OUR money to charities, instead of Bill doing it for us.

Personally I would rather see MY money go to cancer reasearch because many of my family members have died from that. I dont know anyone that has died from malaria, polio or influenza.

585927639[/snapback]

i dont see how the price of the software is a factor for him giving money to a charity, just stop thinking like that. its not your money, its his money. It was your money unitl you spent it and it bacame his. Dont buy the software and give to your charity seems to be a solution for you then.

Although your intentions are good on your second paragraph, dont really have to give to one charity for personal reason. You may not know anyone that has died from malaria, polio or influenza but still that should not be a factor when deciding wheather to give or not.

not trying to bust your balls over your post :pinch:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The only reason he gives so much is because he charges so much for his software. Yes its great he is giving "some" of our money back to charities...but I think everyone would rather see the cost of his software lower...then we can all donate OUR money to charities, instead of Bill doing it for us.

585927639[/snapback]

:rolleyes: As the above post said, don't buy his products. Problem solved. Then you can donate your money to whatever you want.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

He's got more chance of stopping malaria than stopping virus's screw up Windows. J/K

Seriously though, not matter what you think about his business practices he deserves all the credit he gets for his on-going contributions to medical research and vacination programs.

It's not like he has to do it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.