- We already heard about progress,
both in Melinda's and Stephen's sessions.
There were a lot of wonderful things.
We are optimistic.
We think that progress
can actually accelerate.
The last 15 years have been wonderful,
but the next 15 we can do more.
And, some people worry that
when you talk about progress
that it'll reduce people's
commitment to make things better.
They think when you talk about
progress that it shows you're
naive and that maybe you don't
realize all those things that
are left to be done, and
how horrific they are.
And, so, sometimes purely that
negative side of the story gets told.
But, you lose something very important
if you only look at it that way.
You lose the optimism
about what's possible,
and you lose the information
where you look at the places
that have done better than
others, and you understand what
is it about delivery,
innovation, partnerships, caring,
what has come together for
the very first best progress
and then spread that to the other places.
That's what'll help us
drive at full speed.
So, I have four trends
that'll help you understand
where these improvements are coming from.
And, so, the first of these
is the frontier of science.
Science is moving incredibly fast,
faster today than ever before.
We've got more people in
college, more research,
more articles being published.
This is where we get
new drugs, new vaccines,
new ways of getting in touch
and making sure healthcare
workers are doing
everything they need to do.
This is a key reason why life today
is so different than 200 years ago.
Even the worst place today
has a longer life expectancy
than the best had
200 years ago.
Second are breakthroughs in delivery.
And, it's very tough to get
things out in developing
countries, particularly
out in the rural areas.
And, to have all these advances
have the equity that we all
believe in we need innovations
in those delivery things.
And, so, we'll look at some
brilliant work being done there.
Third, is the idea of
drawing more people in,
having their circle of caring
go beyond just their family,
or even their local
community to all of humanity,
and how we can take
this younger generation,
take the new tools that let us
see things that are far away,
and see what's going on
and draw people in with
a lot of committed energy.
And, finally, allies
in action partnerships.
I believe the people are
committed today will get more
committed and that we
can draw even more in.
Countries like China and India
that, themselves, have set
great examples now helping
other countries that
have not made as much progress.
So, the goal in this session
is you'll understand why I'm
inspired by these things, and
you'll think how your work
can contribute to these things.
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