co-chairs of gates foundation
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Co-Chairs of Gates Foundation. Bill and Melinda Gates Rotavirus Warren Buffet. Foundation’s Purpose. Focus on areas often neglected but have greatest potential for impact Amplify effectiveness of proven tools through delivery and distribution - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Co-Chairs of Gates Foundation
• Bill and Melinda Gates• Rotavirus• Warren Buffet
Foundation’s Purpose
• Focus on areas often neglected but have greatest potential for impact
• Amplify effectiveness of proven tools through delivery and distribution
• When tools do not exist, we invest in
innovation and research
25% GlobalDevel-
opment
25% United States
50% Global Health
Global Health
• Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases
• Vaccines• Nutrition• HIV, Malaria,
Pneumonia• Neglected and
other infectious diseases
Ending Polio
Global Development
• Reduce hunger and poverty by 2025
• Provide financial services to the poor
• Improve crop production and access to markets
• Provide better water, Sanitation & Hygiene
US Program
• Education• Libraries • Washington State
Lessons Learned
• What can we do to help?
• How can companies and communities offer aid?
• How can we motivate others?
Works Cited
• http://www.gatesfoundation.org• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation• http://www.polioeradication.org/