Gates Foundation Donates $750 Million For Infant Vaccinations
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, run by Microsoft’s multi-billionaire founder Bill Gates, is to donate $750 million over 10 years for worldwide infant vaccination. The foundation said the money would go to the Geneva-based Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisation (GAVI), a partner of the World Health Organisation. The WHO says that between 2005 and 2015 donors and developing countries will have to find between $8 and $12 Billion to protect children in the poorest countries, using currently available vaccines.
“In just five years, GAVIs efforts have saved hundreds of thousands of childrens lives, and its work in the coming years will save millions more,” said Bill Gates, founder and president of the software giant Microsoft. “GAVI will use the funds announced today to support national immunization programs in 72 of the worlds poorest countries,” Gates added. “Supporting childrens immunization is undoubtedly the best investment weve ever made.”
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said every year some 27 million children in developing countries were still not receiving vaccinations. This had caused some 2.1 million deaths in 2002. Gates also appealed to other donors to plug the gap in financing vaccination programmes for children in developing countries.
Gates’ Microsoft has been also making search engine related news lately with the launch of its new MSN Search Engine (ready for primetime), MSN Spaces Blog Network, and moving into its own RSS feed aggregator and search engine for blog and news searching.
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Frank Parker on Jan 25, 2005 at 10:18 am
goooooo billl gates
james obrien on Jan 25, 2005 at 10:33 am
great, great decision on his part. Mr Gates moves to no. 1 on my most admired list.
COMEDYMAN on Jan 25, 2005 at 10:59 am
Vaccinations.. yeeeah…. more like nano mind control injected into the new generation… or little microchips ;)
Francis Ngambi on Jan 25, 2005 at 11:11 am
Bill Gates…the millions of children you’ll benefit do not know you; they may never know you…you have given us a new definition of the word ‘billionaire’. A billionaire is a person who libeates a billion people out of misery. Bless you.
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An Hoang on Jan 25, 2005 at 11:19 am
He works hard, competes fiercely, and gives wisely and compassionately. What a champ!
Rich Blandy on Jan 25, 2005 at 12:49 pm
Bill Gates is to be commended for his generosity. His actions will save countless lives. Everyone who is fortunate should consider donating a protion of their wealth to help the unfortunate people in the world’s poorest nations.
Image SEO on Jan 26, 2005 at 12:35 pm
…If only he could prevent viruses on Windows!
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