Efforts in Improving Global Health Lily Liang April 15 th, 2010

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Efforts in Improving Global Health Lily Liang April 15 th,

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

Human ingenuity and technology can solve every problem

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

Foundation must spend all of its assets within 50 years of the last trustee’s death.

United States Program Global Development Program Global Health Program

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

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

Donating mosquito nets, insect repellants, and spray insecticides

Develop a safe malaria vaccine by

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

41% of its investments fly against everything they are trying to treat

Hungry patients are vomiting pills “They [Gates Foundation] treat tuberculosis. They don’t treat poverty.” -Paul Farmer

Assumes drugs will be the panacea to all problems

References 2010 [cited 2010 Mar 28]. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [Internet]. Seattle, WA: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Available from:. Bhattarai A, et al Impact of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy and Insecticide-Treated Nets on Malaria Burden in Zanzibar. PLoS : Kotler PK, Lee NR Up and Out of Poverty. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. 341 p. McNeil DG January. Gates Foundation to Double Spending on Vaccines. New York Times; Nyarango PM, et al 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 January. Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation. LA Times.. Piller C, Smith D Dec. Unintended victims of Gates Foundation generosity. LA Times.. Solomon LD Tech Billionaires. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. 146 p.