Why would an employee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation decide to live on £1 per day? Laurie Lee is participating in Live Below the Line and raising awareness of extreme global poverty.

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In May this year, I’m going to spend 5 days eating only what I can buy for £1(one pound)—the equivalent of the global extreme poverty line.

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There are now more than 87 new drug and vaccine candidates in the development pipeline for neglected diseases such as HIV, diarrheal diseases, and malaria. We are at a watershed moment for global health – more than 100 credible product candidates under development for diseases that cause mortality, morbidity, and misery for billions of people around the world.

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In early May, I challenged people to think of creative ways to tell the story of small farmers. I was amazed by the response.

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Today, we’ve announced a project to connect with all of our grantees through social media, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. We want to celebrate our many partners in the effort to ensure that all people get the chance to lead healthy, productive lives—by giving them the social media shout-out they deserve!

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