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Bill Gates donates $ 500 million to fight epidemics

US billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates will donate $ 500 million to fight various epidemics in developing countries, especially in the fight against the disease malaria.

Ex-president of "Microsoft" at the annual meeting of the American Association for Medicine and Hygiene, which was held in New Orleans in Louisiana federal state, said his foundation would donate $ 500 million during the year to reduce consequences of malaria, and pneumonia diarrhea and parasitic infections are major causes of death and serious disease.

Bill Gates also said that his foundation "Microsoft" will increase by 30 to estimate annual donations to fight malaria and tropical fevers.