Impatient Optimists
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Perri Sutton

Title Associate Program Officer
Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Perri is an Associate Program Officer on the Family Planning team at the foundation, with a focus on francophone Africa. Prior to joining the foundation, Perri worked from 2006-2011 for the International Training & Education Center for Health (I-TECH) based in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington.

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Senegal Pushes Bold Action on Contraception

August 08, 2012 / Perri Sutton

Fortunately, the Minister of Health, Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck, is making it a priority to fix the problems that result in stock-outs and ensure that women have access to the full range of contraceptive options.

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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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