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The Foundation was formed in 1994 as the William H. Gates Foundation.

The Foundation focused on global health and community needs in the Pacific Northwest.

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Then, in 2000, this Foundation merged with the Gates Learning Foundation

and became the…

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The Foundation has 4 core values:

1. Optimism

2. Collaboration

3. Rigor

4. Innovation

Remember these core values!!!

Today we’ll focus on the Foundation’sThe Global Health Program (GHP)

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The GHP tries to improve the efficiency of distributing medical care.

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When treatment is not available, grants from the Foundation fund the

science to creates new therapies.

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The Foundation provides millions of dollars in grants.

The Foundation educates the public about global health issues.

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“If we invest relatively modest amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families. If we don’t, one in

seven people will continue living needlessly on the edge of starvation.”

Does this sound familiar???

All of these things are good, but…

For every foundation, there are flaws!

Remember the core values I mentioned earlier?

The Foundation was questioned for granting money to partners whose

standards didn’t align with their core values.

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In low-income settings, systems in place are negatively affected by the funds of

the Gates Foundation.

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Which side contains the truth?

Both!

The Foundation is responsible for their impact on natural resources, the

community, and public policy.

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The Foundation should focus its research funding to knowledgeable individuals in the medical workforce in low-income countries.

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Credits:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (2011). About the Foundation: Foundation Timeline. Retrieved from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/foundation-timeline.aspxBill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (n.d.). Programs and Partnerships: Global Health Program. Retrieved from http:// www.gatesfoundation.org/global-health/Pages/overview.aspxBill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (2012). 2012 Annual Letter From Bill Gates. Retrieved from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ annual-letter/2012/Pages/home-en.aspxBill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (n.d.). Annual Reports: 2011. Retrieved from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annualreport/2011/ Pages/home-en.aspxBlack, R. E., Bahn, M. K., Chopra, M., Rudan, I., & Victoria, C. G. (2009). Accelerating the health impact of the Gates Foundation. The Lancet, 373(9675), 1584–1585.Guha-Sapir, D. (2009). The Gates Foundation: looking at the bigger picture.

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Credits:Targett, G., Alonso, P., Binka, F., Greenwood, B., Hemingway, J., ter Kuile, F., Sankoh, O., et al. (2009). Global health and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Lancet, 373(9682), 2195.The Lancet. (2009). What has the Gates Foundation done for global health? The Lancet, 373(9675), 1577.The Lancet. (2007). Governance questions at the Gates Foundation. The Lancet, 369(9557), 163The Lancet Infectious Diseases. (2010). Gates Foundation’s decade of vaccines. The Lancet, 10(3), 139.Yamada, T. (2009). Global health and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Lancet, 373(9682), 2195.