Bill Gates has told Reuters his foundation plans to spend more than $300 million in Tanzania this year on public health and poverty reduction programs.<\/p>\n
In an interview, the billionaire said aid was now being spent “in a smarter way” in some parts of the world.<\/p>\n
“Some countries have made good progress in the reduction of childhood deaths and reduction in poverty, with Tanzania being a good example,” said Gates, during a visit to the east African country.<\/p>\n
“I see a chance for the eradication of malaria and HIV\/AIDS, but that’s gonna take a lot of science and a lot of investment.”<\/p>\n
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent billions of dollars on aid projects worldwide in recent years, much of it in Africa.<\/p>\n
Gates said he was hopeful that the U.S. Congress would continue to resist President Donald Trump’s plans to make deep cuts to development aid.<\/p>\n
A Republican-led Senate panel last month rejected proposed reductions.<\/p>\n
“Trump did propose a big aid cut, but Congress … pushed back on those proposals. It’s clear they may not cut that much aid,” he said.<\/p>\n
The U.S. government pledged in May to give Tanzania a $526m aid package this year through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.<\/p>\n
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Source: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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