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Gates Casts Himself as "Impatient Optimist" in Global Health Speech
Published October 28, 2009 @ 06:19PM PT
Bill and Melinda Gates continue to raise their voices for global health asking the U.S. government to expand its initiatives, specifically targeting child birth deaths. They're hoping to reduce deaths by one third. The Gates Foundation explained that they would not able to accomplish this goal without the help and resources of the U.S. government. They're hoping to also expand program of immunization and step up the fight against malaria.
On Tuesday Bill and Melinda Gates delivered a major speech which explained that they are "Impatient Optimists." They continue to emphasize the Living Proof project, highlighting individual examples of where U.S. money has improved lives, not just statistics, but millions of individual lives that have been saved and improved.
Global Health isn't just one of Bill and Melinda Gates' pet projects, they've invested heavily themselves, and now are asking for government support, explaining that the investments they propose provide "America's best investment for saving lives." In addition to the speech, Bill and Melinda Gates met with Congressmen, policy makers, and administration officials, demanding that the progress made during the Bush administration not fall victim to budget cuts, and instead be expanding. With the world's richest couple of Global Health's side, we too have an opportunity for some optimism.
