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On February 08 2010 04:51 Jibba wrote:
More money for research is a good thing, but AIDs receives the vast majority of attention and money, over diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, cholera, measles, etc. which also kill millions of people each year AND are easily treatable. We know how to deal with those, yet we don't. Bill Gates is a wonderful man, but he needs to prioritize how he uses his money if he wants to help the world as best he can.
More money for research is a good thing, but AIDs receives the vast majority of attention and money, over diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, cholera, measles, etc. which also kill millions of people each year AND are easily treatable. We know how to deal with those, yet we don't. Bill Gates is a wonderful man, but he needs to prioritize how he uses his money if he wants to help the world as best he can.
Sorry but that is the entire point of the Gates foundation. They're not investing in expensive R&D for high profile diseases. They're using the simple, cheap and effective treatments we already have to combat the diseases that have already been wiped out in the West. I agree with your point in general but Bill Gates is the example of someone who understands that and is taking a businesslike approach to making the world a better place.
