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Why We're Impatient

October 27, 2009

Bill Gates Acknowledges Progress in Global Health, But Outlines the Huge Inequities, and Explains Why He Is Impatient

Bill Gates talks about one of the main reasons behind the huge inequities in the availability of health care and medical resources. One mother’s wrenching story puts a very human face on the suffering behind the numbers.

This chapter is an excerpt from a presentation at Sidney Harmon Hall in Washington, D.C. Bill and Melinda Gates explained why they are Impatient Optimists, and encouraged their audience to share the proof and become Impatient Optimists as well.

“LIVING PROOF: Why we are Impatient Optimists” is a story about success. Millions of lives have been saved, improved and empowered because of the investments in global health made by the United States and its partners around the world.

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