In the latest annual letter, Melinda says this struck her as a powerful point. That’s why when it comes to understanding the lives of women and girls, the world can’t accept ‘I don’t know’ as an answer,” Melinda writes. Melinda says they could easily have spent the whole letter talking about the role data plays in improving the lives of the poor. It gets in the way of helping them make their lives better,” she says. Three years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made a big investment to start filling some of these data gaps.

Source: The Star February 21, 2019 07:07 UTC