Gates and Turner Meet with WHO to Fight HIV in Africa
Posted: 1:05 p.m. MST, March 29, 2007
LOGAN, Utah—Bill and Melinda Gates, founders of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, met last Wednesday, March 21, 2007, with Ted Turner and the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, to discuss possible solutions to end HIV and AIDS in Africa.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helps bring education and the eradication of diseases around the world. When asked about the plans he has to help stop the spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa, Gates replied by saying that Africa is the perfect place to put both processes of the Foundation to work. Along with bringing awareness and research to find a cure for HIV and AIDS, the Foundation also works with the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, which was created to speed up HIV vaccine research. As with Bill and Melinda Gates, this is not Turner’s first time fighting against HIV and AIDS in Africa. Back in December 2000, Turner pledged $12 million to help defeat the deadly virus throughout the continent.
"We think we can come together and really make a difference," Gates replied when asked about his partnership with Turner. He said that both the Gates Foundation and Turner are going to be working with Dr. Chan and the WHO to discuss how they want to go about eradicating HIV on a global level.
“There is no deal yet,” said Chan after being asked about her plans with Gates and Turner. Chan, who has been working with the WHO since 2003, started fighting against the spread of disease as the Director of Health of Hong Kong to help fight against illnesses in China such as avian influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Chan is very excited to begin work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Ted Turner to fight against HIV. She stated that working with people such as Bill Gates, Ted Turner, and Warren Buffet "really makes my organization effective and worthwhile." No word yet on what the plan of action will be.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Practice News Story 9: Investigative
Bill Gates and Ted Turner Meet to Discuss HIV Programs
Posted: 4:42 p.m. MST, March 28, 2007
LOGAN, Utah—Ted Turner met with Bill and Melinda Gates in Africa last Wednesday. They are discussing possibilities with the World Heath Organization (WHO) about programs to help fight HIV, which has been a widespread epidemic for the continent. I got a chance to ask Bill Gates a few questions about his partnership with Turner. He replied saying, "We think we can come together and really make a difference." He said that they are going to be working with the WHO to discuss how they want to work with eradicating HIV on a global level.
WHO Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan, said, "There is no deal yet," when asked about what her plans were with Gates and Turner. She informed me that working with people such as Bill Gates, Ted Turner, and Warren Buffet "really makes my organization effective and worthwhile." No word yet on what the plan of action will be.
Posted: 4:42 p.m. MST, March 28, 2007
LOGAN, Utah—Ted Turner met with Bill and Melinda Gates in Africa last Wednesday. They are discussing possibilities with the World Heath Organization (WHO) about programs to help fight HIV, which has been a widespread epidemic for the continent. I got a chance to ask Bill Gates a few questions about his partnership with Turner. He replied saying, "We think we can come together and really make a difference." He said that they are going to be working with the WHO to discuss how they want to work with eradicating HIV on a global level.
WHO Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan, said, "There is no deal yet," when asked about what her plans were with Gates and Turner. She informed me that working with people such as Bill Gates, Ted Turner, and Warren Buffet "really makes my organization effective and worthwhile." No word yet on what the plan of action will be.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Practice News Story 8: Sports
Utah Jazz Wins Against Los Angeles Clippers
Posted: 2:54 p.m. MST, March 22, 2007
LOS ANGELES—The Utah Jazz played an exciting game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The score at the end of the forth quarter was 106-99. This win for the Jazz ended their four game losing streak.
In the first quarter the Clippers were ahead 22-13 and continued to hold the lead through the second quarter. After half-time the Jazz came back strong with a 10 point lead over the Clippers during the third quarter. Closing in at the end of the game with a tie score at 97, Mehmet Okur shot a three pointer putting the Jazz in the lead once again. This carried them to their victory over the Clippers.
Paul Milsap a had really great game scoring 15 points and had seven rebounds. Derek Fisher scored 12 points and had 15 assists. When asked about his feelings on the game Fisher replied, “It’s a good game. It was fun to have the energy we had tonight.” Elton Brand of the Clippers also did very well despite the loss of his team. He scored 33 points for his team. “I took the 3 pointer … just to get us back in the game. It was tough to miss that shot,” Brand said about his attempt to get the Clippers caught up to the Jazz in the forth quarter.
The coach of the Jazz, Jerry Sloane, was very pleased with his team. He said that he really didn’t make any changes but rather just gave more encouragement to his team to pull them out of their losing streak. “It’s great that we are heading to the playoffs this year.” This was a great victory for the Jazz. We’ll see if they can hold on to the momentum for the game against the Grizzlies this Saturday.
Posted: 2:54 p.m. MST, March 22, 2007
LOS ANGELES—The Utah Jazz played an exciting game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The score at the end of the forth quarter was 106-99. This win for the Jazz ended their four game losing streak.
In the first quarter the Clippers were ahead 22-13 and continued to hold the lead through the second quarter. After half-time the Jazz came back strong with a 10 point lead over the Clippers during the third quarter. Closing in at the end of the game with a tie score at 97, Mehmet Okur shot a three pointer putting the Jazz in the lead once again. This carried them to their victory over the Clippers.
Paul Milsap a had really great game scoring 15 points and had seven rebounds. Derek Fisher scored 12 points and had 15 assists. When asked about his feelings on the game Fisher replied, “It’s a good game. It was fun to have the energy we had tonight.” Elton Brand of the Clippers also did very well despite the loss of his team. He scored 33 points for his team. “I took the 3 pointer … just to get us back in the game. It was tough to miss that shot,” Brand said about his attempt to get the Clippers caught up to the Jazz in the forth quarter.
The coach of the Jazz, Jerry Sloane, was very pleased with his team. He said that he really didn’t make any changes but rather just gave more encouragement to his team to pull them out of their losing streak. “It’s great that we are heading to the playoffs this year.” This was a great victory for the Jazz. We’ll see if they can hold on to the momentum for the game against the Grizzlies this Saturday.
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