Bill Gates attacks Elon Musk: Richest man “kills the world’s poorest children”

Microsoft founder Bill Gates (69) has confirmed his intention to spend virtually all of his personal fortune on charitable causes. The spending of his "Gates Foundation" will be accelerated, so that by the end of 2045, approximately $200 billion will be spent to support those in need worldwide. The foundation will then be closed at the end of 2045. This step is necessary at a time when governments are radically cutting their spending on global development aid, Gates said on Thursday, taking a swipe at the Trump administration.

"People will probably say a lot of things about me when I die," Gates wrote in a statement. "But they won't be able to say, 'He died a rich man.'" There are "too many pressing humanitarian problems in the world," Gates said: No one should be left personally with large financial resources that could also be used to help those in need.

Specifically, it would be about using relatively simple means to reduce child and maternal mortality in countries that cannot afford adequate medical care. Vaccinations against polio, malaria, and measles would also be an important element in this.