2. The Gates Foundation was founded in 1994 by
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates
3. Bill Gates was born on October 28 1955
He is currently 56 years old
He is also the owner and creator of Microsoft
this is how he earned his money he donated.
4. The Gates Foundation is working to help
everyone have a healthy productive life. The
goal in developing countries is to help people
lead healthier lives and lessen extreme poverty.
5. The Gates Foundation gave
750 million dollars to “The Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunization”
Also funding “Seattle Institute for Health
Metrics and Evaluation”
Also funding malaria and HIV/Aids research
6. Include total grant commitments from 1994 through 2009.
HIV $ 2,200,275,199
malaria $ 1,660,326,554
Neglected Diseases $ 986,052,620
tuberculosis $ 886,991,353
Diarrheal and enteric Diseases $ 374,108,686
pneumonia $ 474,450,398
maternal, Neonatal, & Child Health $ 830,793,255
Family planning $ 561,438,286
Nutrition $ 377,710,368
tobacco $ 95,743,839
Advocacy $ 1,195,824,574
Delivery $ 1,863,483,538
Polio $ 815,622,746
Discovery $ 490,258,201
Special Initiatives $ 303,029,362
TOTAL $ 13,058,936,861
8. Bill Gates said “Every person deserves the
chance to live a healthy productive life.”
Bill Gates wants his foundation to go on for
more than 50 years after his death.