Bill Gates Gives $750M To AIDS Fund

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 27, 2012 @08:29AM from the chunk-of-change dept.

redletterdave writes "Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives. Since the fund was launched 10 years ago, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given $1.4 billion to the charity, having already contributed $650 million prior to the latest donation. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria accounts for around a quarter of international financing to fight HIV and AIDS, as well as the majority of funds to fight TB and malaria."

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bill gates donates to charity, doesn't get cancer by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-27 08:32 · Score: 5, Funny

steve jobs doesn't donate to charity, dies of cancer
True, but... by MrEricSir · 2012-01-27 08:34 · Score: 5, Funny

...this still doesn't make up for IE6.

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1. Re:True, but... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-27 11:14 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  $750 million?.... $640 million should be enough for anyone!
  (just kidding, for the most part, more money spent on science and research is a good thing in my view)
Re:Good work by b4dc0d3r · 2012-01-27 09:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Bill contributed to an AIDS fund, not a "Stop AIDS" fund. Windows viruses were just the start of his reign of terror!