The misconception that aid falls straight into the hands of dictators largely stems from the Cold War era.
Bill GatesThe world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it is very tough.
Bill GatesI know that historically our foundation has had great relations with all the administrations.[Bill] Clinton administration did a lot of outreach. The greatest rise in U.S. foreign aid was under the [George] Bush administration, that's where we got the AIDS initiative, which is called PEPFAR.
Bill GatesGlobalization has made copper and other minerals more valuable, and Ghana and Kenya have recently discovered mineral resources.
Bill Gates