There is a real need for bringing infectious tropical diseases in Africa under control and I admire Gates's for what he has already done with polio in India but

There is a real need for bringing infectious tropical diseases in Africa under control and I admire Gates's for what he has already done with polio in India but I'd like to politely disagree, even if it is just to refocus the debate on 'social mobility' on a global scale. I've had several conversation with young Africans who have transcended impossible odds armed only with what they could learn from the internet and access to libraries. There was that story a few years ago of the Kenyan boy who built a windmill generator from garbage. I get the feeling that they are sometimes tired of their problems of being constantly framed by the sick dying child or the poverty stricken family. It is a bit one-dimensional. They are a resourceful bunch. His heart is in the right place and he should continue but let's not forget that Africa has been getting aid, food and vaccines for decades and that there's been comparatively less focus on knowledge transfer between richer nations and African states.