Bill Gates has announced the foundation will spend $200 billion to speed up its work to cure the diseases that affect the poor around the world. Then it will shut its doors.
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Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is moving ahead with plans to give away nearly all of his wealth and shutter the…
The Gates Foundation will spend $200 billion in an all-out effort to cure the diseases that affect the poor around the world.…
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It's the first major tranche of the $200 billion Gates pledged in May.
"Going after a few diseases, where Alzheimer's is number one by quite a bit, the imperative is very, very clear," Gates added.
