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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
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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 • When tools do not exist, we invest in innovation and research
Global Health • Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases • Vaccines • Nutrition • HIV, Malaria, Pneumonia • Neglected and other infectious diseases
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/