Bill Gates
Bill Gates
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jun 26, 2014 - Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, during a media roundtable at Ritz Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre. ( Jaime Puebla / The National Newspaper ) Lindsay Carroll
Covid-19 vaccination: where altruism meets self-interest

The only way to eliminate the virus somewhere is to eliminate it everywhere, so wealthier nations have to help the poorer ones

September 30, 2020, 10:49 AM
A believer in capitalism, Bill Gates however points out that some markets simply do not function properly in a pandemic. AFP
Coronavirus: How the world can end the pandemic

As long as there is Covid-19 somewhere, it concerns everyone everywhere. This means we urgently need a global approach to solve this problem

April 12, 2020, 11:28 PM
A health worker administers polio drops to a child at a railway station during a polio vaccination campaign in Lahore on November 5, 2019. Arif Ali / AFP 
Towards a new era in global health, in which we end the diseases of poverty

Innovations and partnerships are accelerating the progress against diseases of poverty

November 19, 2019, 2:58 PM
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door polio campaign in Karachi. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP
Bill Gates: UAE a powerful ally in fight to eradicate disease

Great strides in immunisation have been made, but the battle to end suffering is not over yet

October 01, 2018, 12:40 PM