19-05-2025
Here's where Bill Gates can donate part of his fortune: Moms
Mona Hanna, the founder and director of Rx Kids, is a pediatrician and associate dean of public health at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Flint, Michigan. Miriam Laker-Oketta, senior research adviser to GiveDirectly, is a medical doctor and researcher.
Bill Gates recently pledged to give away nearly all his $200 billion in wealth by 2045, aspiring to have no mom, child or baby die from a preventable cause. As two physicians — one in Michigan, one in Uganda — we know accomplishing such a bold goal will require a powerful but overlooked tool: giving mothers cash.
