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Bill Gates leads list of international public figures 'This Close' to ending polio EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are now "This Close" to eradicating polio, and a wide array of public figures and celebrities have signed on to help Rotary spread the word. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110131/DC39086 ) Headlined by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, this diverse lineup of influential...
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Get content from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=5934b379-af52-44d7-aeec-cfd1cbda3a39&lr=ls Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, argues the case for polio eradication and expanded childhood immunization in his third annual letter released today. The letter, a personal account of his priorities, also calls on governments to invest in foreign aid,...
Speaking at Historic Roosevelt House, Gates Outlines Why the World Should Prioritize Vaccines and the Eradication of Polio NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, argues the case for polio eradication and expanded childhood immunization in his third annual letter released today. The letter, a personal account of his priorities, also calls on governments to invest in foreign aid, even in the face of a tough economic...
Internet billionaire Bill Gates and British Prime Minster David Cameron gave $130 million on Friday to help developing countries eradicate polio. "We need to take these next two years, to intensify the campaign. It's an expensive campaign," Gates told the World Economic Forum in Davos."It costs about a billion a year to buy the drugs, to get the vaccines out there, to find the children. Our foundation is adding 100 million today to the polio campaign," the billionaire...
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Get content from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=edb04e54-24b1-41bc-b1f7-aac03a4e0b31&lr=ls British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that the United Kingdom would double its current contribution to polio eradication. Mr. Cameron called on other donors to back the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as he announced the UK's commitment that will see an extra 45 million...
Citing dramatic gains achieved with polio vaccines, Prime Minister David Cameron, Bill and Melinda Gates call on world leaders to finish the job DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that the United Kingdom would double its current contribution to polio eradication. Mr Cameron called on other donors to back the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as he announced the UK's commitment that will see an extra 45 million...
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Get content from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=3e73ecc2-e8fb-4d76-957b-15fd01bb0968# His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced today they are working together to provide life-saving vaccinations to children in...
Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan SEATTLE and ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced today they are working together to provide life-saving vaccinations to children in Afghanistan and Pakistan....
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- See video from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=21d17bf7-8270-43df-af6d-488e9bd2e7db# The following is a statement from Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: "We commend the government of Pakistan on its commitment to stop the transmission of the polio virus in Pakistan. In just a year's time, I have seen the tremendous progress that can take place and...
SEATTLE, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) today announced it has received a multi-million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for "Chemical genomics for the identification of targets and leads in tuberculosis." The purpose of the grant is to identify new leads and new drug targets suitable for further drug development, with the ultimate goal of producing new drugs to treat tuberculosis (TB). The grant is part of...
