Some Experts Say Critical Analyses Of Gates Foundation’s Global Health Funding Needed, Vox Reports

Vox: The media loves the Gates Foundation. These experts are more skeptical.
“…To be sure, plenty of experts think the Gates Foundation does important work in fighting neglected diseases and boosting vaccinat[ion] rates in children. The foundation has taken private funding for global health to an unprecedented level, giving away more than $30 billion with an emphasis on data-driven decision-making. … But precisely because the private organization is so large and influential, some researchers say, critical analysis is so much more important…” (Belluz, 6/10).

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