Bill Gates pledges $10,000,000,000 over 10 years for vaccines.

[soumya]

Bill and Melinda Gates announced today that their foundation will commit $10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s poorest countries.
The Gateses said that increased investment in vaccines by governments and the private sector could help developing countries dramatically reduce child mortality by the end of the decade, and they called for others to help fill critical financing gaps in both research funding and childhood immunization programs.

“We must make this the decade of vaccines,” said Bill Gates. “Vaccines already save and improve millions of lives in developing countries. Innovation will make it possible to save more children than ever before.”

Bill and Melinda Gates made their announcement at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, where they were joined by Julian Lob-Levyt, CEO of the GAVI Alliance.

Bill and Melinda Gates announced today that their foundation will commit $10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s poorest countries.
The Gateses said that increased investment in vaccines by governments and the private sector could help developing countries dramatically reduce child mortality by the end of the decade, and they called for others to help fill critical financing gaps in both research funding and childhood immunization programs.

“We must make this the decade of vaccines,” said Bill Gates. “Vaccines already save and improve millions of lives in developing countries. Innovation will make it possible to save more children than ever before.”

Bill and Melinda Gates made their announcement at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, where they were joined by Julian Lob-Levyt, CEO of the GAVI Alliance.

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[iinfi]

kool ..

30% of that money will come thru people buying licenses and reminder 70% thru MS agents raiding corporate houses for pirated content ....

[nix]

^whats wrong with that? he needs money to pay people working for him. Whats wrong with buying legal copies? whats wrong with raiding corporates for pirated copies?

we need to appreciate bill gates for making this ultra generous contribution. he is a good human being. he is better than our billionaires who rarely do charity.

[iinfi]

i didnt criticize !!
i only made a statement .... abt where i thought the money wud come frm...