Efforts in Improving Global Health

Lily LiangApril 15th, 2010

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“We must make reducing inequality the central priority of our giving.”

-Bill Gates

Human ingenuity and technology can solve every problem

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/bill-melinda-gates-letter.aspx

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Total assets as of Dec 31st, 2009: $33.5 billion

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Foundation must spend all of its assets within 50 years of the last

trustee’s death.

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http://twitter.com/Gatesfoundation• United States Program• Global Development Program• Global Health Program

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Identifies promising projects and financially supports them

Short list of organizations they

support

• GAVI Alliance• Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

• PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative • Partners in Health• Save the Children

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The goal: eradicate malaria

35 countries 98% of global malaria deaths

~500 million cases, 1 million deaths annually

Malaria is preventable and curable

Funding increased from $50 million in

1997 to $800 million in 2007

Their approach: Giving malaria drugs to developing countries

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Donating mosquito nets, insect repellants, and spray insecticides

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Develop a safe malaria vaccine by 2025

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Number of malaria deaths have dropped significantly

Malaria Journal 2006, 5:33

Criticisms to the Gates Approach

Not helping the already major shortages in hospital staff in primary care

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41% of its investments fly against everything they are trying

to treat

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Hungry patients are vomiting pills

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“They [Gates Foundation] treat tuberculosis. They don’t treat poverty.”

-Paul Farmer

Assumes drugs will be the panacea to all problems

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Nyarango PM, et al. 2006. A steep decline of malaria morbidity and mortality trends in Eritrea between 2000 and 2004: The effect of combination of control methods. Malaria Journal 5(33):1-13.

Piller C, Sanders E, Dixon R. 2007 January. Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation. LA Times. <http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jan/07/nation/na-gatesx07>.

Piller C, Smith D. 2007 Dec. Unintended victims of Gates Foundation generosity. LA Times. <http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/16/nation/na-gates16>.

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