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Bill Gates Announces $200 Million for Research in Poor Nations

NPR | By Jon Hamilton
Published January 26, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announces a $200 million grant aimed at encouraging scientists at the National Institutes of Health to focus on problems in developing nations. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

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Jon Hamilton is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk. Currently he focuses on neuroscience and health risks.
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