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One of the richest men in the world" is the title that has followed Bill Gates after founding the largest software business in the world: Microsoft. Gates has had extraordinary merit when it comes to technology and business, however, unlike other billionaires, his work has not stopped there.
He has sought to transcend and reach beyond what we imagine to date. Such is the case of his perspective on the catastrophe we are experiencing today globally: the COVID-19 pandemic . A disease that in some people is fatal, in others silent but that in the end has the same negative impact on different levels such as health and economy.
Given this, today Bill Gates has undertaken a colossal battle against this pandemic , one of the worst evils in history.
An evil is coming: Gates
It was just five years ago when the American computer scientist gave a TedTalk conference where he shared one of his biggest concerns:
If anything is going to kill more than 10 million people in the coming decades, it will probably be a highly infectious virus, rather than a war.
Bill Gates.
According to him: "In 2014, the world was able to avoid a terrible Ebola outbreak, thanks to thousands of generous health workers, and also, frankly, thanks to very good luck. But now is the time to put all our good ideas into operation, from scenario planning to vaccine research to training health workers. There is no need to cause panic… but we have to get going.
However, according to information from Fast Company, it was not until the night of Friday, February 14 of this year that Gates was at a dinner in Seattle that his wife Melinda could not attend, who was buying takeout with a handful of experts who worked with him at the headquarters of the foundation they both co-founded in 2000 to address global health challenges.
As it drizzled outside, Bill Gates pressed for information Chile Mobile Number List on the status of the novel coronavirus outbreak that had been identified in China, where thousands of people had fallen ill, while a small number of cases were beginning to appear in other parts of the world. The news was not good, and Gates' nightmare had become a reality :
A deadly virus with the potential to sicken millions of people and devastate the global economy was what the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared its name to be SARS-CoV-2.
Although the businessman had already warned in 2010 that the H1N1 outbreak was a "wake-up call", this was no longer a drill. He echoed the same concerns at other conferences and to politicians, including, in 2018, President Donald Trump:
When I spoke with the current administration I highlighted that this is something they can show leadership on and connected it to the desire to improve America's security defense. I thought it was a topic that could work well, but now we see that we were not ready.
Bill Gates.
But Bill and Melinda have learned over the 20 years they've spent fighting to improve global health that being right offers little comfort.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in action
Both Gates and his wife describe themselves as “impatient optimists” and believe that the main challenges can be resolved and that change must occur as soon as possible.
The couple, who make all major decisions together, have dedicated their lives to putting this philosophy into practice to fight global inequalities , even when that comes at a personal cost, such as becoming the subject of scrutiny and outlandish conspiracy theories.
The pandemic has forced them and their foundation to move even faster. The strategy “typically evolves over years rather than weeks,” says Jennifer Alcorn, deputy director of philanthropic partnerships at the foundation. When the outbreak became a pandemic, it presented the biggest challenge the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has ever faced.
He has sought to transcend and reach beyond what we imagine to date. Such is the case of his perspective on the catastrophe we are experiencing today globally: the COVID-19 pandemic . A disease that in some people is fatal, in others silent but that in the end has the same negative impact on different levels such as health and economy.
Given this, today Bill Gates has undertaken a colossal battle against this pandemic , one of the worst evils in history.
An evil is coming: Gates
It was just five years ago when the American computer scientist gave a TedTalk conference where he shared one of his biggest concerns:
If anything is going to kill more than 10 million people in the coming decades, it will probably be a highly infectious virus, rather than a war.
Bill Gates.
According to him: "In 2014, the world was able to avoid a terrible Ebola outbreak, thanks to thousands of generous health workers, and also, frankly, thanks to very good luck. But now is the time to put all our good ideas into operation, from scenario planning to vaccine research to training health workers. There is no need to cause panic… but we have to get going.
However, according to information from Fast Company, it was not until the night of Friday, February 14 of this year that Gates was at a dinner in Seattle that his wife Melinda could not attend, who was buying takeout with a handful of experts who worked with him at the headquarters of the foundation they both co-founded in 2000 to address global health challenges.
As it drizzled outside, Bill Gates pressed for information Chile Mobile Number List on the status of the novel coronavirus outbreak that had been identified in China, where thousands of people had fallen ill, while a small number of cases were beginning to appear in other parts of the world. The news was not good, and Gates' nightmare had become a reality :
A deadly virus with the potential to sicken millions of people and devastate the global economy was what the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared its name to be SARS-CoV-2.
Although the businessman had already warned in 2010 that the H1N1 outbreak was a "wake-up call", this was no longer a drill. He echoed the same concerns at other conferences and to politicians, including, in 2018, President Donald Trump:
When I spoke with the current administration I highlighted that this is something they can show leadership on and connected it to the desire to improve America's security defense. I thought it was a topic that could work well, but now we see that we were not ready.
Bill Gates.
But Bill and Melinda have learned over the 20 years they've spent fighting to improve global health that being right offers little comfort.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in action
Both Gates and his wife describe themselves as “impatient optimists” and believe that the main challenges can be resolved and that change must occur as soon as possible.
The couple, who make all major decisions together, have dedicated their lives to putting this philosophy into practice to fight global inequalities , even when that comes at a personal cost, such as becoming the subject of scrutiny and outlandish conspiracy theories.
The pandemic has forced them and their foundation to move even faster. The strategy “typically evolves over years rather than weeks,” says Jennifer Alcorn, deputy director of philanthropic partnerships at the foundation. When the outbreak became a pandemic, it presented the biggest challenge the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has ever faced.