According to this article, Gates looked at different ways of reducing disease, first looking at birth control and then settling on vaccines as they provided the best impact for the $:
Bill Gates’ plan to eradicate disease stems from a bold concept: The demographic theories of Thomas Malthus, generally accepted for the past two centuries,…
According to this article, Gates looked at different ways of reducing disease, first looking at birth control and then settling on vaccines as they provided the best impact for the $:
Bill Gates’ plan to eradicate disease stems from a bold concept: The demographic theories of Thomas Malthus, generally accepted for the past two centuries, are wrong. Specifically, that subsistence eventually translates into population growth, and population growth eventually translates into misery.
Bill and Melinda Gates grappled with this concept years before forming their foundation
According to this article, Gates looked at different ways of reducing disease, first looking at birth control and then settling on vaccines as they provided the best impact for the $:
Bill Gates’ plan to eradicate disease stems from a bold concept: The demographic theories of Thomas Malthus, generally accepted for the past two centuries, are wrong. Specifically, that subsistence eventually translates into population growth, and population growth eventually translates into misery.
Bill and Melinda Gates grappled with this concept years before forming their foundation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/11/02/the-second-coming-of-bill-gates/?sh=18ae37213fd5