Impatient Optimists
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Peggy Johnston

Title Senior Program Officer
Organization The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Peggy Johnston is a senior program officer at the Gates Foundation.

Posts By Peggy Johnston

A Landmark in the Search for a New TB Vaccine

February 04, 2013 / Peggy Johnston

The MVA85A trial advanced scientific understanding, brought together a talented group of scientists who are dedicated to accelerating TB vaccine research, and built the research infrastructure – from laboratories and clinics to global collaborative partnerships –required to identify and evaluate promising candidates using the highest international standards.

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A Pathway to New TB Vaccines

March 23, 2012 / Peggy Johnston, Jelle Thole

Many people in the United States and Europe think of tuberculosis (TB) as a disease of the past. But the facts show that TB remains a major global health challenge.

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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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