Gates Donates $500M+ To Fight Malaria and Other Diseases

Posted by samzenpus on Monday November 3, 2014 @09:34AM from the end-the-suffering dept.

jones_supa writes In the 63rd annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in New Orleans, Bill Gates announced that he will donate over $500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world. Gates described the Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 4,900 people in West Africa since the beginning of the year as a "critical moment in the history of global health", and said it underscores the need for stronger efforts to stay ahead of disease threats such as drug-resistant malaria and dengue fever. The more than $500 million announced Sunday includes over $150 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to advance development of next-generation malaria vaccines, and $29 million to the Clinton Health Access Initiative to support malaria elimination efforts in Southern Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region of Southeast Asia.

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Re:It's all in the percentages ... by mythosaz · 2014-11-03 10:49 · Score: 4, Informative

You're right. It is percentages.
Maybe the 40 billion he's given in trust to the B&MGF should be in your totals.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org...
Gates has pretty much decided to give all of his money to the foundation by (and in the 10 years following) his and Melissa's death.
Oh, and the other richest guy in the world is on board with matching contributions in the form of BH stock.