On June 6, 2006, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world, announced that he would scale back his work at Microsoft and allocate more time to the charitable foundation he co-founded with his wife Melinda.

Ten days later, Warren Buffett, the second wealthiest man in the world publicly announced he was handing over his fortune to the Bill Gates & Melinda Gates Foundation, which primarily focuses on improving global health.

The largest philanthropic foundation in the world had its beginnings and doubled to more than $60 billion.

Why would the wealthiest men in the world have such passion for one cause?

One reason for their dedication and philanthropic endeavor was they were saddened to find out that 3 million children die of diseases that are absolutely preventable. In addition, they share in their concern about the inequalities between people living in different parts of the world. Read the rest of this entry »