Pediatrician and philanthropist Melinda Gates, along with her husband Bill Gates who is a co-founder of Microsoft, have pledged to give away the majority of their wealth to medical research and helping poorer populations through their philanthropic foundation. They are currently the richest people in the world and are known for setting up large philanthropic funds and organizations to cure diseases and support medical research, initially focusing on eradicating polio and adding support for other issues over time.

1. cure curar
diseases enfermedades
best-known mejor conocida
social networking red social
wealthiest más ricos
pediatrician pediatra
gave birth dio a luz
pledged prometieron
give away dar, donar, regalar
wealth riqueza
wealthy people gente rica
are known son conocidos
philanthropists altruistas
co-founder co-fundador
currently actualmente
richeset más rico
set up instalaron, fundaron, abrieron
large amounts grandes cantidades
poorer más pobres
medical research investigación médica
added agregaron
at first al principio
can be shared pueden ser compartidos
map mapear
manage to work out logrado resolver
brain cerebro
not much is known no se sabe mucho
fungi hongos
by themselves por sí solas
a dedly virus virus mortal
managed lograron
is unlikely es poco probable
announcement anuncio
Vocabulary : Cure all diseases?