billionaire chairman of Microsoft, offers a lecture given by Richard Dimbleby and reveals his dedication to the fight against disease
Bill Gates has lectured in London in which he describes the fight to eradicate polio as one of the most difficult tasks that the world has ever faced.
The billionaire chairman of Microsoft, who launched the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, believes that the company must act quickly, describing the mission as "proof" for the human race.
Deliverythis year, Richard Dimbleby lecture, Gates revealed the fight against the disease was the project he devoted most of his time.
"Most people in developed countries are polio is a disease that used to paralyze many children, but not just a historical curiosity -. Always Affects children today," said
"We are working to clean the virus from the face of the earth, and we did so."
The total number of polio cases worldwide has increased from 650 in 2011 to less than 250 last year. At present there are only three countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria -. I still have polio
- "the best of who we are - our innovation, our strength, our sympathy for others - that we have reached this threshold as illness, poverty and indifference still stand in the way
"The struggle for the eradication of polio is a test, a test. Their results show that humans are capable of, and show how we are ambitious for our future."
He firmly believes in the power of vaccination, and said that he and his wife were among the main contributors to the eradication of polio. Universal coverage is one of the main objectives of his foundation, which has invested more than U.S. $ 25 million (? 15.8 million) in donations.
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