-The Times of India
There are many ways to tell India’s story of progress over the past generation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tell one version when he addresses the nation at the Red Fort.
My favourite version is this: In 1990, 3.3 million Indian children died before they turned five. Since then, the population has gone up by 48%, so you’d expect that 4.9 million Indian children died last year. In fact, the number was 1.3 million. That’s 3.5 million children who would have died last year but who lived because the Indian government prioritized health.
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— Bill Gates is founder & co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation