Bill Gates (Gates Foundation) Gives 500 Million To Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkThursday, August 10, 2006
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Wednesday it was giving $500 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, by far its biggest grant to the fund, which says it sorely lacks cash.
The money, to be given over five years, is the largest private donation to the fund, founded nearly five years ago to serve as the primary financing vehicle for efforts to fight the HIV pandemic, tuberculosis and malaria.
The Geneva-based fund, administered independently, was responsible for about a fifth of all international funding for programs to fight HIV in 2005.
This included HIV drugs for 544,000 people, more than 1.4 million people treated for TB and more than 11 million bed nets distributed to protect children from malaria. via
Now finally we are seeing true colors of Bill Gates and I have to admit I like what I see. Can open-source-anti-capitalist-Richard-Stallman and his cohorts ever hope to match such humanitarian efforts?
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October 27, 2010: 4:37 am
it is really great to hear that gates funds some extra programmes. now thats what the world wants to hear from someone who leads haedlines about his wealth. Gates keep up the spirit you are one of those people God will always reward for helping the needy most especially in africa. |
 kumaresan |
August 24, 2009: 8:42 am
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August 25, 2008: 10:35 am
Hi Jane, I am not Bill Gates. I hope your message gets to Bill Gates. |
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August 24, 2008: 8:07 pm
il I THANKS MR BILLGATE AND HIS WIFE for saveing many lifes all over, may god bless you malaria killing many people now in SIERRA LEONE, cheirdren from 5years up wards women,as well as men no good dortors no good hopitals some hospitals have noting .people die everyday .many people with tuberculosis and also not many advertisment about HIV SO most people dont,n belive there is hiv so people die every day.in the villages many children dont go to school .because no school ,poorverty no good food,no hospital most no father no mother .please come and see for your self .,am please asking the GATES FONDATION to help this sick and poor . and i also invite you to come to SIERRA SIERRA LEONE ,meet the new presendent |
 Mohamed jalloh |
May 7, 2008: 8:51 am
Africa is currently face a crisis that has currently plagued about half its population. This , the continent is facing acute food shortage with wide spread hunger and disease. In Sierra Leone, the problem is compounding following the devastating effect of the war. Today, we think the African Hunger problem can be best managed by African themselves through support from the world rich countries. We Sierra Leone, we have decide to tackle the Hunger problem through the Human and Economic Development Organization (HEDO). We want to employ a radical approach to ending hunger by involving in massive food production. We needed the support of international organizations like the Bill Gate Foundation . As the Research and Economic Director of this organization, I would be very grateful if the Bill Gate Foundation could consider a proposal for funding from our organization (Human and Economic Development). Our current address is : Human and Economic Development Organization, C/O # 10 Charllotte Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. |
 kipyego james samoei |
December 15, 2007: 1:15 am
we really appreciate bill gates foundation for there health care committment esp.in east Africa(KENYA).Apart from T.B and Malaria affectinting our people we die of hunger.like my village we only need 80 hosepower tractor to till the fertile land and save lives.would you consider sponsoring food production in Africa.This a very disturbing issue in africa. |
 DIPAK CHOUDHURI |
October 17, 2007: 7:43 am
I am interested to find if Bill Gates foundation will be intertested to donate used computers or assist in buying computers for a NGO for their comuter training classes for village girls. |
EONYA SAMUEL