I'll Get To See Many Disease Eradications.

Like Almost Everyone Who Uses E-mail, I Receive A Ton Of Spam Every Day. Much Of It Offers To Help Me Get Out Of Debt Or Get Rich Quick. It Would Be Funny If It Weren't So Irritating.

I Remember Thinking Quite Logically That I Didn't Want To Spoil My Children With Wealth And So That I Would Create A Foundation, But Not Knowing Exactly What It Would Focus On.

By Almost Any Measure, The World Is Better Than It Has Ever Been. People Are Living Longer, Healthier Lives. Many Nations That Were Aid Recipients Are Now Self-sufficient. You Might Think That Such Striking Progress Would Be Widely Celebrated, But In Fact, Melinda And I Are Struck By How Many People Think The World Is Getting Worse. The Belief That The World Can’t Solve Extreme Poverty And Disease Isn’t Just Mistaken. It Is Harmful. That’s Why In This Year’s Letter We Take Apart Some Of The Myths That Slow Down The Work. The Next Time You Hear These Myths, We Hope You Will Do The Same.

Getting The Word Out That, Yes Vaccines Are Great, The Safety Data's Very, Very Clear, Including Any Of These Specific Concerns, That's Very Important To Our Foundation.

[aids ] Is Not A Short-term Emergency But It Is Something That, Just Like Smallpox Was Many Decades Ago, We Should Aim For Complete Eradication.