Jul 20, 2023
Posted by: Shikha Tandon
Corey Peak,
SDG 1,
SDG 10,
SDG 13,
SDG 2,
SDG 3,
SDG 4,
SDG 5,
SDG 6,
USA,
WA
Corey: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! I work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where we’re committed to fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. We call ourselves ‘impatient optimists’ – encouraged by the progress humanity has made and eager to accelerate it by making sure everyone shares in those gains. I’m part of a team and global effort to eradicate poliovirus. Eradicating a virus is hard – so hard that it’s only been done once before for a human disease. Eradicating smallpox is among the most impactful and inspiring things humanity has come together to accomplish. Our goal is to do the same with polio.
Rahul: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! As a part of an international organization with close links to the United Nations, we work with governments and various development partners to provide solutions and resources to support reliable, sustainable, and climate-friendly electrification of health facilities across the developing world. Electricity is critical to power many life-saving medical devices and equipment as well as to store medicines and vaccines. Since many developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, face an acute deficit of energy in their health facilities, addressing this pressing challenge can help save lives, improve maternal care and infant delivery, and enhance the overall quality of lives in these countries.
Sabrina: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Did you know there are some 500 million smallhold farmers in the world, living in some of the hottest, most polluted urban and developing communities?
