Important Trips Of Mine
In a visit to Africa’s most populous nation, Bill witnessed remarkable progress against polio, with lessons for the fight against infectious diseases worldwide.
Posted 07/23/2010
Bill was on the road again in May 2010 on a visit to northern India. He came back excited by the progress he saw in villages that have suffered from dire poverty and the persistence of polio.
Posted 06/28/2010
Each year in developing countries, millions of mothers and babies die during childbirth or in the first days and weeks of life. Reducing this tragic toll takes not only better access to health care but also health education, as Melinda witnessed during recent trips to Malawi and India.
Posted 05/25/2010
Bill travels a lot, but until recently there was one continent he’d never visited: Antarctica. He finally got there in February on a family trip with his father and son.
Posted 03/24/2010
On a recent trip to Africa, Bill explored innovative and cost-effective initiatives supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that are reducing child mortality and the risk of infection from AIDS, and increasing basic financial services and economic well-being for underserved people.
Posted 03/18/2010
In July, Bill traveled to India to see how new investments by the Indian government are improving medical care in poor communities. During the trip, he visited health clinics in the state of Uttar Pradesh and saw how vaccines and other basic health care is being delivered to mothers and children.
Posted 01/21/2010
Conversations
In his October appearance on GPS, Fareed Zakaria’s show on CNN, Bill talked about the importance of a strong education system and the challenges we face in efforts to improve education in the U.S.
Posted 01/23/2010
In an April appearance on the Charlie Rose Show with his father, Bill Gates Sr., Bill spoke about his focus on malaria, TB, and HIV, and his hope that malaria will be eradicated within 20 years. He also explained why he released mosquitoes during a speech at the TED Conference.
Posted 01/22/2010
Warren Buffett and Bill talked with journalist and interviewer Charlie Rose about some of the effects that the economic crisis is having on poor countries, international aid, and the value of money.
Posted 01/18/2010
Speaking with Time managing editor Rick Stengel at the Microsoft CEO Summit in May, Bill explained why he believes it will take large R&D investments by hundreds of companies to develop innovative solutions that will pave the way for new approaches to generating energy.
Posted 01/14/2010
In October, Bill appeared on the CNN program GPS where he and Fareed Zakaria talked about why better health can be a catalyst for more wide-ranging improvements in the world’s poorest countries.
Posted 01/14/2010
On the Charlie Rose Show, Bill and his father, Bill Gates Sr., spoke about the important role that Bill’s mother played in inspiring him to focus on philanthropy and use his resources to help solve global issues.
Posted 01/14/2010
Speaking with Time managing editor Rick Stengel, Bill discussed creative approaches that are enabling companies in the pharmaceutical, food, and telecommunications industries to dedicate some of their expertise to helping the world’s poorest people.
Posted 01/14/2010
