[CCIH-NEWS] The LIVING PROOF project of the Gates Foundation on global health successes

[MartinRS at aol.com]

A remarkable event took place in Washington on  Tuesday evening. Bill and 
Melinda Gates of the Gates Foundation spoke to a large  audience of 
government officials, Congressional leaders, and other influential  leaders about the 
major achievements in global health that have occurred as a  result of U.S. 
investments.  They strongly advocated for a continuing U.S.  commitment to 
global health, even in the midst of the current global financial  crisis, 
because of the tremendous return on U.S. investments in terms of lives  saved, 
health, and productivity.
 
They called it "The Living Proof Project."  Here is a  brief description, 
along with links to their 68-minute presentation.
 
On October 27, Bill and Melinda Gates spoke to a crowd of political  and 
media leaders in Washington D.C. Their speech, entitled "Why We Are  Impatient 
Optimists," wove together images and stories to showcase the  significant 
progress made, as a result of U.S. investments in global health, in  the 
fight to end deaths from preventable and treatable disease. Although  optimistic 
about progress to date, Mr. and Mrs. Gates urged policymakers to  continue 
investing in this life-saving work. To view the speech online, go to 
_http://www.gatesfoundation.org/livingproofproject/Pages/impatient-optimists
-speech.aspx_ 
(http://www.gatesfoundation.org/livingproofproject/Pages/impatient-optimists-speech.aspx)  
 
This speech was part of an awareness-raising campaign, launched last  month 
by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called The Living Proof  Project: 
U.S. Investments in Global Health are Working. The Living Proof Project  
seeks to inform policymakers and the public about the impact of U.S.-supported  
global health initiatives. A companion Web site brings global health success 
 stories to life with videos and personal profiles. The campaign has also  
sponsored TV, radio, print, and online advertising in Washington D.C., 
featuring  people from developing countries who are "living proof" that U.S. 
investments  are saving lives. To learn more about the Living Proof Project, go 
to _http://www.gatesfoundation.org/livingproofproject/Pages/default.aspx_ 
(http://www.gatesfoundation.org/livingproofproject/Pages/default.aspx)  
 
 
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