Bill Gates Collect 4.3 Billion U.S. Dollars for Vaccines Free

Since resigning from his post as CEO of Microsoft in 2008, Bill Gates the diligent conduct charitable movement to various parts of the world. This time, the former richest man in the world that raise funds to vaccinate children in poor countries.

He managed to get a number of world leaders to give donors a total of 4.3 billion U.S. dollars. This program aims to vaccinate 250 million children of the poorest in the world of their life-threatening diseases, especially diarrhea and pneumonia.

"It's benera generosity that began," said Bill Gates on the sidelines of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), an organization which he founded, in London on Monday (6/13/2011).

This exceeds the budgeted commitment by the institution that is the world's vaccine Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). Indeed, GAVI estimates that the funds needed for the vaccination of 3.7 billion U.S. dollars. This vaccination can prevent premature death of more than four million children.

"For the first time in the world, children in developing countries will get the same vaccine against diarrhea and pneumonia as children in developed countries," continued Gates.

The British government, including a commitment to provide the greatest contribution. Although heavily financial problems, the British promised poured 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. Gates, a billionaire and philanthropist who helped establish the alliance, said the charitable foundation will contribute $ 1 billion U.S. dollars over five years.

GAVI is founded Gates with other world leaders have been providing free vaccinations to 288 million children in 19 countries. Until the year 2015 there will be 243 million more children are being targeted and planned to expand to 26 countries.