Bono, Bill Gates headline donor conference fighting diseases

An international donor conference closed in Saturday on a $13 billion fundraising target for the fight to eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030 — cheered on by Bono, Bill Gates and political leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hosting the fifth triennial Global Fund replenishment conference to fight against these diseases, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a half dozen heads of state also in attendance.

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Bono, Bill Gates headline donor conference fighting diseases