In 1990, there were 12.6 million deaths of children under 5 - that number decreased to 5.4 million in 2017. In the last 20 years, Gates said that about $100 billion has been committed to global health initiatives (including $10 billion from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) and the impact has been most notable on mortality rates of children under 5. Take Action: Encourage South Africans to Prioritize Child Health and #VaxTheNationĪt the panel, Gates reiterated that he feels “fantastic about the investment the impact it’s had.”
Just last week, Gates penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal highlighting the impact of investment in global health initiatives like Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance the Global Fund the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and the Global Financing Facility (GFF). Sania Nishtar, chairperson for Benazir Income Support Program and Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, board chair for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization Dr. To discuss financial innovation in global health, Gates was joined by Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Dr.
Philanthropist Bill Gates called for funding and promotion of global health initiatives at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
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