World Economic Forum Press Conference

January 30, 2009

In a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bill and Melinda Gates urged world leaders, corporations, NGOs, and individuals to maintain foreign aid despite the global financial crisis. At the forum, Bill and Melinda Gates also announced a $34 million grant to the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases to help control and greatly reduce the burden of the most prevalent neglected diseases.