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MSF just said that donation is actually harmful and you're still praising Bill Gates? I suggest you spend 20 minutes thinking about the impact of medication fu

• anexprogrammer 10y ago
  The actual quote from the MSF piece: "To avoid these risks and to limit the use of in-kind medical products donations, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other leading global health organizations such as UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have clear recommendations against donation offers from pharmaceutical corporations." My emphasis. GAVI, an organisation Gates was involved in creating, and has given $2.5bn (a little under 22% of their total budget) to since 99 is agreeing the recommendation. They're in 75 of the poorest nations on earth - of course there is some fraud and corruption, but vaccination is progressing very well and more countries are continually joining. I'm sure they try to minimise it. He's put another $1bn into two other vaccination programmes: polio and malaria. Yes, I stand by what I said. Would you prefer MSF, a fine charity with an honourable history but almost endless call on their limited resources do it? In addition to the training, basic healthcare, vaccination, disaster relief, clean water supply, and refugee missions? And probably a dozen other things I forget. They're not immune to fraud and corruption either - no organisation that size can be. I'm sure they try to minimise it too. What would you do?
  • slim 10y ago
    I would exempt third world from intellectual property by amending human rights charter