Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates to Address Global Health Challenges
7.12.1999, 07:17
Seattle, Washington (ots-PRNewswire) - Leaders Expected to
Urge Businesses, Governments and Philanthropists to Help Improve
Access to Medical Advances for Developing Nations 1999
Former South African President Nelson Mandela will join Bill
Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and
others in a Forum that will address the challenges of providing
access to lifesaving medical advances for children in the poorest
parts of the world.
WHEN: Thursday, December 9; 10:00 AM
WHERE: Seattle, Washington
University of Washington
Hogness Auditorium, UW Health Sciences Center
Bldg C, Pacific Ave.
WHO: William (Bill) H. Gates, III -
Co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
William H. Gates, II -
Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Seth Berkley,
executive director of the International AIDS Vaccine
Initiative
Dr. William Foege,
senior global health advisor to the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
Graca Machel,
former Minister of Education in Mozambique
ACCESS: This event is open to print reporters and working
still photographers. Credentials are required. For more
information on how to obtain credentials, visit
www.mandelavisit.com/newsroom.htm or contact Roger Nyhus at 425-
602-6500. First access for this event is 8:30 AM, with final
access at 9:30 AM.
NOTE: A live webcast of the event will be available at
www.gatesfoundation.org
The event will also be available live via satellite KU-
Band: Telstar 6 / Transponder 13
NOTE: In addition to the webcast, live audio from the
December 9th event in Seattle will be accessible by a listen-only
teleconference line. Information on this is as follows:
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PACIFIC
Passcode: foundation
Domestic call-in #: 888-809-8972
International call-in #: 212-547-0154
NOTE: Decks Only
Audio and Video Mult Box will be provided ots
Original Text Service: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de CONTACT: Joe Cerrell, (USA)
206-652-1814, for the Mandela-Machel Host Cmte; or Technical/Pool
Coverage Info, Scott Sklarin of Global Communications &
Television, Cell, 917-865-0538, or pager, 800-321-7125 Web site:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org
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