Used to be the world's richest men, Microsoft founder and his wife have given away billions to help save millions of people worldwide.Must thank the work is done with Bill Gates charitable foundation Bill and Melinda Gates, when he was giving away his billions to fight the spread of disease and development of food to those who most needed the world. According to Business Insider , here are the 10 most impressive project from the Bill Gates charitable foundation.
1. Banana Research
Gates Foundation is funding research to supplement iron and Vitamin A on bananas. After the transformation, bananas will be distributed in Uganda. A scientist from the University of Queensland, Australia is implementing projects, said: "We are also one of the best foods for weaning children. They will be packaged in sterile conditions and without cooked. "
2. Completely eliminate polio
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Polio cases have dropped 99% and the Gates Foundation to completely eliminate the disease. The Fund has implemented a vaccination program and actively conduct being promoted for some remaining areas of the world.
3. Reduce malaria
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Gates Foundation recently to help the malaria cases in Zambia by investing in a test program.Accordingly, this program helps people in bed with mosquito screen and help them except spraying bug spray in the house. This project has worked well and completed in other countries. In addition, the Gates Foundation has also invested in the search for vaccines and malaria mosquito new drugs.
4. Variation of biomass
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Chandran Katarik scientists received $ 1.5 million grant from Bill Gates's charity, to project the energy variation of biodiesel. If successful, it will be a great way to turn the waste into something useful.
5. Increase the 'health' for cassava
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Gates Foundation has funded a study to reduce the natural cyanide in cassava. Conversely, it increases the protein, iron, zinc, vitamin A and E to create resistance to new diseases of cassava. Cassava is a popular food for 800 million people worldwide.
6. Chi 42 million to patent toilet
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Bill Gates wants to help 40% of people worldwide have no toilet required by building independent toilet without water or electricity lines, to turn waste into energy, water or nutrients .
7. Chi 2 billion to fight HIV
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Gates Foundation has contributed a small part of reducing the rate of new HIV infections between 2001 and 2008. This fund money into vaccines to prevent outbreaks of the disease in Africa and reduce the cost of treatment of patients.
8. 1.5 billion for women and children's health issues
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On 7/6/2010, Melinda Gates said the Bill & Melinda Gates will fund 1.5 billion over the next five years, to support projects overseas related to health care of mothers and children. The money will be invested through 2014 and much of the support programs implemented in India, Ethiopia and some countries have rates of women and child death.
9. Studies using mosquito vaccine
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In 2008, the charity Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced $ 100,000 funding for scientific research, to prevent or treat infectious diseases such as HIV / AIDS and tuberculosis, sought to limit drug resistance on increasing. In particular, the solution of Hiroyuki Matsuoka at Jichi Medical University (Japan), turn mosquitoes into a "flying syringe" to inject the vaccine to humans.
10. Calling the other billionaires to raise money
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Bill and Melinda Gates do not just want to take my money, they want the billions being different does the same thing. The more money is contributed, the fight against the disease worldwide more efficiently. This effort received the support of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. So far, at least 40 families and wealthy individuals in the U.S., including at least 30 billionaires had promised to donate at least half of their assets to charity.
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