tailieunhanh - GLOBAL HEALTH STRATEGY OVERVIEW

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments electronically or in paper form, by following the instructions in Section V below. The Working Group will share responsibility for review of comments among the member agencies, based on each agency’s expertise. All comments should be submitted to the FTC, which will coordinate the review by the Working Group agencies. Comments on issues relating to the proposed nutrition principles, including comments on the food categories identified in the principles, will be reviewed primarily by the CDC, FDA, and USDA. Comments on issues relating. | BILL MELINDA Gates foundation GLOBAL HEALTH STRATEGY OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION Private philanthropy has long played an essential role in promoting health in the developing world. Throughout the last century charities such as the Rockefeller Foundation and the Wellcome Trust have dedicated substantial resources to filling health gaps not addressed by governments and markets. These investments have accelerated research on neglected tropical diseases and delivered essential vaccines and medicines to millions of people. In this same spirit Bill and Melinda Gates created the foundation in 2000 in the belief that lasting improvements in health education and poverty reduction are achievable. Guided by the belief that every life has equal value the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy productive lives. Our Global Health Program supports this mission by harnessing advances in science and technology to save lives in developing countries. We focus on problems that have a major impact on people in the developing world but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don t we invest in research and development of new interventions such as vaccines drugs and diagnostics. Global health is the foundation s largest grantmaking area and will continue to be our major focus going forward. We have grown dramatically over the past decade and recognize that while our mission has been clear our specific objectives have evolved and our approaches have not always been well understood. We have resolved to do a better job of communicating our strategies and the values that guide them. This overview describes the principles priorities and future directions of the foundation s Global Health Program. In so doing we hope to facilitate discussion and debate that will help us improve our ability to contribute to the global effort to save lives. EVOLUTION OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAM Bill .