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Josh Dilley Gates Foundation
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Trustees and Goals of the Foundation - Driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family - Reduce poverty and enhance healthcare abroad - Increase access to technology in US Melinda and Bill Gates Warren Buffett
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Two Separate Entities: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Asset Trust
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The Largest Private Foundation in the World
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The Gates Foundation Donations Rival that of Developed Nations Italy Gates Foundation
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Why the Disparity? Donate approximately 7 – 8% of total endowment a year Invests the other 93%
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The Foundation has 3 Primary Programs 1) Global Development Program 2) Global Health Program 3) United States Program
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Global Development: Aims to Reduce Poverty and Provide Infrastructure Agricultural Development Financial Services Water, Sanitation Hygiene
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Global Health: Seeks to Eradicate Curable Diseases and Provide Access Invest in Research and Development Provide Drugs Prevent Infectious Diseases
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United States Program: Provides Scholarships and Technology ScholarshipsProvide Computers to Libraries
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The Foundation is Having a Significant Positive Effect Invested $200 million
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Impact Within the United States Funding 100 new schools in Chicago 200 new schools in NYC
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Questions About the Ethics of Investing Investments in companies devastating to health of people in developing countries
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McCoy et al. The Lancet 373, 1645-1653. Gates Foundation Invests Too Heavily in Basic Research and Not Enough into Enabling Supply
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The Foundation Controls the Impact of Many Organizations and Research Development
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References Picture references: http://www.geeksugar.com/Melinda-Gates-Says-iPods-iPhones-Allowed-2867244 http://www.buffettstocks.com/ http://vanbreda.org/forum/doku.php?id=advanced:bill_and_melinda_gates_foundation_2009 http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=163600002 http://www.activistpost.com/2011/02/gates-foundation-controls-media-through.html http://www.hospifarma.com/tag/drugs-to-vaccines http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/08/new-malaria-vaccine-shows_n_149343.html http://www.aidsandhiv.org/news/hiv-virus.html/attachment/hiv-virus http://www.hospifarma.com/tag/drugs-to-vaccines http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/08/new-malaria-vaccine-shows_n_149343.html http://www.aidsandhiv.org/news/hiv-virus.html/attachment/hiv-virus http://educationnext.org/afoundationgoestoschool/ http://humanosphere.kplu.org/2012/01/bbc-looks-at-secretive-and-powerful-gates-foundation/ http://www.whatgives.com/2010/08/09/miracles-in-water-africa-is-calling/
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References: http://humanosphere.kplu.org/2012/01/bbc-looks-at-secretive-and-powerful-gates-foundation/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx http://www.alliancemagazine.org/en/content/gated-community http://educationnext.org/afoundationgoestoschool/ http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,2533850.story?page=1 http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/10/18/glaxosmithkline-bill-gates-backed- vaccine-cuts-malaria-infections-by-half/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/10/18/glaxosmithkline-bill-gates-backed- vaccine-cuts-malaria-infections-by-half/ http://www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/science/article/pii/S0140673609605717 http://humanosphere.kplu.org/2012/01/bbc-looks-at-secretive-and-powerful-gates-foundation/ http://www.alliancemagazine.org/node/3833 http://www.alliancemagazine.org/en/content/gated-community http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=163600002 http://humanosphere.kplu.org/2012/01/bbc-looks-at-secretive-and-powerful-gates-foundation/
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