It is not surprising, then, that when Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, decided to dedicate much of their multibillion-dollar fortune to a foundation devoted to world health, they chose Bill Foege as one of their chief advisers. In establishing their foundation, they were pursuing their belief that every child is entitled to a healthy life, to the extent that other human beings can provide it. “It is our responsibility to bring people around the world as close to a level of health as possible,” Gates commented.
