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Peter Eigen

Title Founder, Chair of Advisory Council
Organization Transparency International

Peter Eigen is a member of the Africa Progress Panel, and founder and chair of the advisory council of Transparency International, an NGO that promotes transparency and accountability in international development.

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Good Governance Is Key for Africa’s Development

April 07, 2011 / Peter Eigen

We at the Africa Progress Panel consider good governance, both on the continent and across the rest of the world, as the key enabling factor for Africa’s development.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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