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Gates Foundation Vs. Openness In Research

Posted by kdawson on from the not-far-from-the-tree dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There have been complaints within the World Health Organization of some oddly familiar-sounding tactics and attitudes by the Gates Foundation. Scientists who were once open with their research are now 'locked up in a cartel' and are financially motivated to support other scientists backed by the Foundation. Diversity of views is 'stifled,' dominance is bought, and Foundation views are pushed with 'intense and aggressive opposition.'" The article tries hard for balance. It notes that the WHO official who raised the alarm on the Gates Foundation's unintended consequences on world health research is "an openly undiplomatic official who won admiration for reorganizing the world fight against tuberculosis but was ousted from that job partly because he offended donors like the Rockefeller Foundation."

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  1. Re:Coming soon... by r55man · · Score: 5, Informative

    You jest, but I don't think you're really all that far off. From the article:

    Experts said IPTi involved giving babies doses of an older anti-malaria drug, Fansidar ... In early studies, it was shown to decrease malaria cases about 25 percent. But each dose provided protection for only a month.

    Since it is not safe or practical to give Fansidar constantly to babies ... World Health Organization scientists had doubts about it.

    The health agency's objections were met with "intense and aggressive opposition" from Gates-backed scientists and the foundation

    What do you want to bet this is exactly the kind of "cure" that the Gates Foundation is looking for: The kind that you need to keep buying every month for the rest of your life.

  2. Re:RTFA further: by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Informative
    Rule one is don't bite the hand that feeds you. This guy's rabid.

    This is fundamentally wrong.

    Dr. Kochi has been far more successful and saved more lives than any other malaria fighter. He is succeeding becuase he is replacing the stagnant, broken sytem of consultants and drug companies with pragmatic effective solutions. Because he is challenging orthodoxy, including those the Gates Foundation supports, he is meeting resistance, such as the usual FUD disseminated by large companies.

    This article is much more informative about Kochi's activities and reasons.

    --
    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."