This organization founded by the creator
of Microsoft and his wife is dedicated to eradicating malaria. For years
now they have been working to distribute insecticide, bug nets, and
other mosquito deterrents to high-risk regions for the disease. The
overall goal at this point in the fight is to eradicate the parasites
the female mosquitoes carry, which cause the disease. Bill Gates has
said this can be done in the next 20 years. This fight is a global
issue, and the Gates' have donated over $1.2 billion to this cause.
Thanks in part to this foundation, deaths by malaria have been cut in
half since 2000.
Gates Foundation Official Website
I never knew the amount of work that Bill Gates was doing in order to eradicate malaria until recently, when I began this class. In only 20 years the deaths of malaria are cut in half and he could have that number close to zero in another 20 years! These kinds of diseases are especially rampant in developing countries that often don't have the proper infrastructure in order to deal with the casualties of how devastating malaria can become. I am glad Bill Gates is using some part of his terribly ridiculous fortune to make a better world rather that allowing it to be squandered by continuing to hoard it. He is one of the okay billionaires, but still a billionaire, so not to be trusted. Anyways, I'm glad I could learn more about his contribution to the fight to eradicate malaria from your post!
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