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ck123on Jan 29, 2010 8:01am
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10 billion dollar pledge
10 billion dollar pledgeBill Gates makes $10 billion pledge to develop vaccines for poorest countries
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS(CP)–1 hour ago
DAVOS, Switzerland — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife,Melinda, say their foundation will donate $10 billion US over the nextdecade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorestcountries.
Bill Gates said in a statement issued on the sidelinesof the World Economic Forum in Davos that "we must make this the decadeof vaccines."
Gates added that "innovation will make it possible to save more children than ever before."