Comments on: The New Evangelists: Bill and Melinda Gates Spread the Good News on Global Health Aid http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/ just asking that aid benefit the poor Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:56:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: I.P.A. Manning http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7208 I.P.A. Manning Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:09:40 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7208 Out in the Zambian bush bednets are sown together and used to catch all age classes of fish; and villagers in the areas I work won't sleep under bednets as they believe they will be suffocated by them. And no EIA and the necessary consultation with rural people has been carried out on this programme. Out in the Zambian bush bednets are sown together and used to catch all age classes of fish; and villagers in the areas I work won’t sleep under bednets as they believe they will be suffocated by them. And no EIA and the necessary consultation with rural people has been carried out on this programme.

]]> By: Dan @ Israel http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7146 Dan @ Israel Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:03:57 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7146 Not surprisingly, this agenda merited for Gates two meetings with Obama in the last few months. Reducing infant mortality means someone has to support exploding populations in sub-Saharan region. Not surprisingly, this agenda merited for Gates two meetings with Obama in the last few months.
Reducing infant mortality means someone has to support exploding populations in sub-Saharan region.

]]> By: sokpaard http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7141 sokpaard Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:25:03 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7141 In May of this year, contributors to =The Lancet= took the Gates Foundation to task, but for other, and very compelling reasons. The Lancet's editorial, "What has the Gates Foundation done for global health?" Volume 373, Issue 9675, is available online. In May of this year, contributors to =The Lancet= took the Gates Foundation to task, but for other, and very compelling reasons. The Lancet’s editorial, “What has the Gates Foundation done for global health?” Volume 373, Issue 9675, is available online.

]]> By: Lorenzo from Oz http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7138 Lorenzo from Oz Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:10:08 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7138 I was struck by how anti-poor-people many of the comments on the NPR site were. I was struck by how anti-poor-people many of the comments on the NPR site were.

]]> By: Coltan and Beyoncé « Questions I Ask Myself http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 Coltan and Beyoncé « Questions I Ask Myself Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:48:17 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7137 [...] think Easterly asks this one better than I can. But really: if displacement isn’t going to occur (and it isn’t), [...] [...] think Easterly asks this one better than I can. But really: if displacement isn’t going to occur (and it isn’t), [...]

]]> By: George McWilliams http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7135 George McWilliams Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:02:30 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7135 What Gates pushes is not the Global Health program at all. It is at best a sub-section of an infectious diseases program. Because the Gates Foundation has such a narrow agenda, I support Prof. Easterly's caution. No one should be regarded as sacrosanct. Because the spending by the Gates Foundation is tax-exempt money, their private foundation too should be subject to some sort of public oversight. What Gates pushes is not the Global Health program at all. It is at best a sub-section of an infectious diseases program.
Because the Gates Foundation has such a narrow agenda, I support Prof. Easterly’s caution. No one should be regarded as sacrosanct. Because the spending by the Gates Foundation is tax-exempt money, their private foundation too should be subject to some sort of public oversight.

]]> By: RJG http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 RJG Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:01:12 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7134 Bill this is off this topic but I would love to hear your thoughts on the pre-Copenhagen EU machinations around 'climate fairness'. Also are these vast sums being factored into the whole aid/ development debate. For example: "The European Commission has recommended EU nations pay up to 15bn euros ($22bn; £13bn) a year from 2013 to developing nations. A draft text of the summit conclusions, seen by the BBC, says EU leaders agree with the European Commission's estimate that the total cost of climate adaptation in developing countries could reach about 100bn euros ($148bn; £90bn) annually by 2020." From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8332484.stm Bill this is off this topic but I would love to hear your thoughts on the pre-Copenhagen EU machinations around ‘climate fairness’. Also are these vast sums being factored into the whole aid/ development debate. For example:

“The European Commission has recommended EU nations pay up to 15bn euros ($22bn; £13bn) a year from 2013 to developing nations.

A draft text of the summit conclusions, seen by the BBC, says EU leaders agree with the European Commission’s estimate that the total cost of climate adaptation in developing countries could reach about 100bn euros ($148bn; £90bn) annually by 2020.”

From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8332484.stm

]]> By: mike http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7129 mike Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:25:03 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7129 Having an attitude of gratitude is truly a great attitude to have. I do agree with the first comment here about when he said “the US” he doesn’t just mean our foreign aid, but also people like himself. This is what i think he meant . Having an attitude of gratitude is truly a great attitude to have. I do agree with the first comment here about when he said “the US” he doesn’t just mean our foreign aid, but also people like himself. This is what i think he meant .

]]> By: The New Evangelists: Bill and Melinda Gates Spread the Good News … | Today Headlines http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7124 The New Evangelists: Bill and Melinda Gates Spread the Good News … | Today Headlines Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:20:05 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7124 [...] we made, and we’re not going to make that mistake … See the original post:  The New Evangelists: Bill and Melinda Gates Spread the Good News … Share and [...] [...] we made, and we’re not going to make that mistake … See the original post:  The New Evangelists: Bill and Melinda Gates Spread the Good News … Share and [...]

]]> By: Bryan http://aidwatchers.com/2009/10/the-new-evangelists-bill-and-melinda-gates-spread-the-good-news-on-global-health-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-7123 Bryan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:43:38 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/?p=1424#comment-7123 Great post!! Great post!!

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