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Something you might find amusing...from
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0012/26/world/world5.html

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                              Gates beats US in health spending

                              Washington: Giving away money steadily,
tens of
                              millions of dollars at a time, Mr Bill
Gates has become
                              the single most influential force trying
to reverse the
                              growing health crisis afflicting the
world's poor.

                              With his wife, Melinda, he outspent the
United States
                              Government last year by nearly $US300
million ($538
                              million), to fight global health threats
such as AIDS,
                              malaria and tuberculosis.

                              The man who led the computer software
revolution
                              accounts for more than a quarter of what
all
                              industrialised countries spend for the
health needs of
                              underdeveloped nations. His foundation
gave $US1.44
                              billion last year, compared to about $US5
billion from
                              industrialised nations.

                              Mr Gates says he believes it is time for
the rich nations
                              to act less like Scrooge.

                              "The world hasn't been allocating its
resources properly
                              at all in global health. Rich governments
should be
                              doing more."

                              The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made
60 separate
                              grants.

                              The founder of CNN, Mr Ted Turner, offered
last week
                              to put up $US34 million to bridge the
shortfall in US
                              dues payments to the United Nations, after
giving the
                              organisation $US1 billion three years ago.

                              Over the last several years, Mr Gates, 45,
has spent
                              hundreds of hours seeking information
about global
                              health. His foundation has a staff of
seven, puny
                              compared to other philanthropic groups.

                              The foundation will give about $US1
billion a year.

                              For the coming year, the
                              US Congress has allocated $US1.49 billion
for
                              international health.

                              The Boston Globe



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