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A valid criticism of the dominance of capitalism on the world stage is its commodification of people, emotion, land, resources. One of its pluses is the power it grants to conscientious individuals. Two of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, are using their vast wealth to bring the party to the people. From their site:

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to a great education and to technology in public libraries. In its local region, it focuses on improving the lives of low-income families.

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We support research with the potential to achieve fundamental breakthroughs in the science of global health. We focus our funding in three areas:

1. Science and technologies that could make profound advances in preventing and treating diseases that primarily affect the developing world

2. Technologies that make it possible to develop more accurate and affordable diagnostic tools

3. Studies that apply recent advances in genetics and molecular biology to global health