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Photo of the Day: If We Listen to Women, We Will Succeed

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July 13, 2012

Melinda Gates and Andrew Mitchell, UK Secretary of State for International Development, attend the London Summit on Family Planning on July 11, 2012.

From Melinda Gates' remarks: "It is a difficult task, but it is urgent. I am optimistic because we are here together. And I am optimistic because hundreds of millions of women desperately want to make a better life for themselves and their children. If we listen to them, I know we will succeed."

London Summit on Family Planning

 
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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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