I commend this charitable act, however, I’d suggest $5 Billion for immunizations and $5 Billion for birth control.  Sad to say his giving will contribute to the overpopulation problem.

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will rich saudis and billionaires aroudn the middle east will ever do such a charitable act? not to be seem.

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1. Ruby

If you look at a wide range of parameters the immunization,  the control over decease and random death, does not result in overpopulation.

Quite the contrary. It is a good start in building a stabilized and functional society with less problems concerning poverty, overpopulation and social injustice.

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But hasn’t medical care led to population increases?  I just think it needs to be balanced with birth control. 

As for rich Muslims, their charitable giving is primarily to other Muslims.  They tend to see their religion as against all others and only want to give themselves an advantage.  Pathetic.

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4. Ruby

No it has not. Quite the contrary, without medical care and strong power over disease family planing is impossible - and a waist of time and resources. To explain it simple: How are you suppose to plan a family and a future when you have no idea how many will die and live?

I do hold it fore true, and good, that family planing is a great method, but you need to take one thing at the time.

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This is actually a very exciting time in vaccine research.  There are labs making vaccines from virus-like particles and labs that are genetically engineering vaccines into plants.

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I would wish that some of this money would make its way to the amazing work that University of Pennsylvania are doing on HIV resistance (as well as other major health issues of today, such as obesity control):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ah8lZ4sZFw

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