Gates give this money to the Initiative, making his the largest single donation ever given to an AIDS organization in the history of the pandemic. With this new money, the IAVI will be able to more than double its AIDS vaccine development efforts. IAVI is currently funding the development of two promising vaccine approaches. The blueprint lays out a detailed scientific strategy to develop an AIDS vaccine as quickly as possible.
Vaccines are one of the most far-reaching and effective technologies of our time.
A widely distributed vaccine can help make the goal of a world without AIDS a reality. Shortening the time it will take to find a vaccine can save millions of lives, and are proud to be supporting the heroic work of the IAVI with this gift. William H. Gates, Sr., who oversees Foundation activities of his son, praised IAVI's goal of making AIDS vaccines accessible in developing countries. Bristol's bridge to Africa indicates a dramatic rise in interest in the global pandemic, Daniel Zingale, director of AIDS Action in Washington, D.C., said. Bristol-Myers Squibb extended funding to fight AIDS internationally, raising questions.