All that money to fight viruses… the other kind.

The battle against three diseases that are a scourge of sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – was given an enormous boost Wednesday with a half-billion dollar gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.The wealthy couple, leaders in the field of global public health, donated $500-million over five years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

“The Global Fund is one of the most important health initiatives in the world today,” Bill Gates said in a statement announcing the gift. “The Fund has an excellent track record, and we need to do everything we can to support its continued success, which will save millions of lives.”

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