Around the world, to develop betters policies and funding for programs to do that great work. We work in washington. London, paris, and berlin. Other places around the industrialized countries. They also are increasingly doing advocacy africa and other poor countries. To make sure that they are focus on these issues as well. But it does a name come from . The one campaign. It is really about everyone taking an action one by one. As we Work Together one by one, we can make it worth of difference. We are certainly a bipartisan organization. Everywhere in between. How are you funded that . We are funded by a board, we dont take money from the u. S. Government, or by the public at large. Firstly by our cofounder bono and i wonder foray of philanthropists and. Supporters on our board of directors. So you are advocating policy in these countries, specifically what type of policies . We work to support the funding for incredible institution called the global fund to fight stb malaria. There was a huge conference that raised 14 million to stabilize against these three killer diseases. One this year we have 160 people and volunteers from around the u. S. Going to capitol hill later today to talk about the Global Alliance for vaccines and immunizations. We talk about global health, advocating for policies that support Food Security, getting girls to school, and good governance, accountability, and fighting corruption. Why is Food Security important . Food is essential, for course. Summoning people go to bed food insecure, so many people go to bed food insecure because of droughts, or farms have failed, or theres just not enough food in a particular country to feed the citizens. We work to improve farming techniques, technical assistance, drought resistance, they are incredible programs launched by the United States and other countries to import data to support federal farming and food production. What types of food . And why is it important for preventing these diseases you are trying to eradicate . If you get sick and you dont have enough food, just as an example, fighting hivaids hiv aids, you world, largely in subsaharan africa, not exclusively but our work is concentrated in our advocacy goes towards programs that are specifically focused on subsaharan africa. The extreme poor, living on those those living on less than two dollars a day are increasingly concentrated in subsaharan africa. Host you mentioned the gavi group, there was a forum held, and seth talked about the challenges with immunization. I want to show our viewers and have you talk more about it. [video clip] at immunization in fragile countries, its 10 to 20 less than nonfragile companies. Countries. That effect is clear. The first thing we have to do is get the world to think that it is the norm to provide your basic immunization systems for your population. Why do i say that . If you come in on a disease specific approach and say g, i am here gee, im here for the Polio Program and im going to keep immunizing until we eradicate polio and not do anything else, you eventually see pushback from the population that says is this for us . For you . We need a norm that is about doing this for everybody. Immunization is the most costeffective intervention. For every dollar you spend to get a 54 return. Even more for a poor country, this is where you should be putting your money. If you get to the point where we all agree that this is a Global Public good, that countries ought to be financing, then you have to ask the question how do you work in places that are fragile . How do you make sure that immunization is available to both sides . So when we are working in yemen, had we make sure that not only the government but the north is also engaged in immunizing their kids . Or somalia . Or drc . Inhave been able to do that many places, i would postulate that what we need to do is build out those systems so that those systems are available for all of the other activities. Host tom . , the hes exactly right world extremely poor people are concentrated in what he calls fragile countries, countries with weak to nonexistent Health Systems, weak governance, very hard to get people from remote areas into the Health System. So what the global vaccine is reallys doing important. Getting vaccines to kids who needed and saving lives, but they are often the first point of entry into the Health System for many moms and kids. That touch point, getting immunization creates the relationship that improves the health of those individuals and the brain moving forward. There are challenges with working in a fragile state, they do innovative work partnering with those countries and Community Leaders to get immunizations for that first touch point. Host for that first touch point. You mentioned polio, what of the other and musicians . Immunizations . Diseases we have long forgotten about, polio, diarrheal disease, pneumonia, things are almost a nuisance in the west are deadly in the poorest countries. For, are routine i think its 14 different diseases in their work. Of those diseases that gavi provides vaccines for, i think its 14 different diseases in their work. They have been part of cutting Child Mortality in half in the last 20 years. We want to get our viewers involved in this conversation about global poverty and disease prevention. If you live in the eastern or central part of the country, 202 7488000. For mountain or pacific you can reach us at 202 7488001or text us at 202 7488003. Given the vulnerability of these areas, how concerned are you about the coronavirus . What groups, including g i know the last segment on the show that in pretty deeply about its virility, i was transmitted, is mortality rates. Theres a lot of questions we are months, if not years away from a vaccine. Is it the issue were just talking about, is ready and prepared to purchase these vaccines involved. They are not a vaccine developers. We are relying on the scientists, like people weve had a click of. In order to make sure we get it out to people. Well groups, moralizing that kind of situation that go at the countries that are vulnerable and have we governments . Most importantly. Are the governments themselves. We were ministries that try to develop relationships to help places, immediate places, to work with. They work very closely units that. They work with the relitigates project. Developing leads to lower their prices. It is called a global vaccine alliance. That alliance is incredibly important to their success. What do you think of president trumps 2021 budget . As the usaid funding. How much to the people that you work with rely on those agencies and the funding there . We are very disappointed the president s overall budget requests for Development Assistance and poverty fighting assistance . It was more than a 20 cut. This is been a continual pattern over the last four budgets. With the president s requests. We were very disappointed with that. We have been very encouraged. And supported by both republicans and democrats in the congress. Whoever store those cuts. In fact increaser programs over the last several years. I do want to know, there is one exception. President trump has for the full amount here for gob the. You made that out to garvey. We are very grateful for that. It was a very terrific success with them. Quite a lot of other bad news. What do you make of this headline from cbs news . Trump promises to divvy aids, but his track record leaves critics skeptical . And last you state of the union, in as an effort to and it may hiv aids in the United States. Something that we hardly applauded. It is a great goal. We have the tools are limited hiv aids. At our fingertips. If we choose to do so. What we found is courage, it was a couple would billions and billions of dollars in cuts against aids outside the United States border. As we know from coronavirus, or ebola, or anything else. Diseases have no boundaries. We believe in any effort in eliminating hiv in the United States. It needs to be coupled with a similar effort outside. Again, the tools are clear. Epidemiology is clear. You know how to defeat hiv. We need to be able to do it. Lets go to rich lynn, hi mary. Question or comment . I had a comment. I think its great what gerard is doing. Think you for having me on your show. I think it is wonderful that theyre helping all the different people all over the world. One thing i would wish that they would do, is take a look at her own back yards for all those homeless people, and all the people that are subject to catching anything. The other thing i want to mention, i wish that one thing, when you are talking about the coronavirus earlier. And all the different things. If people would get back in to the habit of washing their hands before the heat. Adults, children, teenagers, babies. Before we eat. Will take the first part of your comments. Mary, i completely agree with you. We have a needs. People were very needy here in the United States. In the u. S. Government. It is doing a lot, we should do more. I want to be upfront about the fact. Most people, polls, think that the United States thinks that the spent 25 or budget on foreign aid. Its less than 1 . Were spending a small fraction on foreign assistance. Programs like coffee to get kids immunize. The pennies on the dollar make a world of difference. Not only for the lives it says. And improves. Before its, its one of the best representations of American Culture and innovation, and technology. Our spirit. What we are helping others abroad. There is a self interest here. What coronavirus another preventable communicable diseases. We are ensuring when we tackle them at the root, that they are not coming across our own borders. The repeat. The one campaign, doesnt get any government funding. That is correct. We do not get any government funding. We dont take funding from the american probably. We are funded by our board. We are not asking people for their money. We are asking people further voice. To weigh in with congress. With the president. To support these programs. Everything that we do is bipartisan. We make sure that weve heard support from both parties. We are trying to make sure that these programs get funded. Were goaded david in washington. Im in a nursing home right now. Getting treated for having diseases. I look at this thing. I worked as an employee for the u. S. Government. I cited this problem for 40 years. A 40 year projection of the economy. Number one, we need a contribution from the u. S. Government sector. The gentleman there is underestimated the amount of foreign aid. A lot of the money is foreign aid. I know that because there were the national security. If the u. S. Doesnt take this seriously, this gonna be the first recession that tsai never had. Its going to reverberate. Youre talking about a penny out of a dollar. Anyway. The gentleman is very right. He put the good work. Thanks so much. I appreciate it. I was not referring to the depend mint of defend spending. It is about 15, or 16 , of the federal budget. I was talking about the development. Does that help fight hiv aids, Food Security. Its a particular part of foreign aid budget that i was referring to. I one other quick comment. Youre entirely, right the private sector plays it enormous role against poverty and disease around the world. As i mentioned earlier. The Major Pharmaceutical Companies sit on the board of garvey. Along with the major donors and other philanthropists. There are at the table. What are innovation and products. With their resources. It is a very important reliance that way. Matthew. Hi i had a question for tom. One of the problems i have seen, is where foreign aid goes under the countries, oftentimes or some leaders, some Government People that will keep the money rather than let it go to the people. Im wondering if your organization, or has found a way to bypass that. So people can get funding. Or maybe put restrictions on how much medical costs are in other countries. It is a great question. A wonderful segue to the other bill that are volunteers here in washington are working on. It is the illicit cash act. The bipartisan bill that would remove something called anonymous shell companies. Very technical term. Sometimes government officials, and others, steal money from poor countries. They put in anonymous shell countries. Its not able to be traced. We estimate roughly a trillion dollars is lost in the poorest countries, due to illicit means. It is one of the tools that they used to get money are the poorest countries. Every dollar review, is a dollar that could be used to help fight disease. There is a bipartisan bill that were also supporting today. That make these companies, no longer anonymous. So that the Law Enforcement and financial industry can track them. And find this money that has been stolen. That is the illicit cash acts. Correct they have said that not only that the illicit cash act shift resource heavy big banks on to the smallest banks that are there to better equipped to use it so i believe that is an outdated statement. I think they have now indicated theres support. Or at least on opposition to the hill. Several changes have been made, to address are important concerns. One of them is that it is actually the u. S. Federal government that will take on the government burden of these reports. The recognition that most Small Businesses, all were asking for is for people to be clear on who owns a business. You have to provide the same amount of information. Back to provide that amount of information to get a library card in all 50 states. We surely can Ask Companies to put their names on the companies that they want to own. Most Small Business owners have their name right on the door. They share no problem putting on the paperwork. When it comes to the money that you received. That you donate out to these countries. How do you track it so that it is spend properly . That is a great question. A frequent misunderstanding. We dont actually deliver out of these poor countries. The money that we have fire aboard, it is to do advocacy. It is to do policy, working with republicans and democrats. To shape smart policies that we know will make a difference. Probably that philanthropy foundations, private charities, are incredibly important. If youre talking about eliminating extreme poverty or ending hiv aids. You need to scale an impact of government. Our role is to work with governments. Weather is the u. S. Government or other western path. They have better policy more resources. How much money the need to do that . It is a huge amount of money to and extreme poverty. At this point, i said we dont have good estimates on what it would take. We are working every day to make sure that the resources that we are requesting. Particularly for our programs, our most effectively use possible. Steven tweets in, what is the first thing to do to come back global poverty . The first thing to do. Wow. What are the things, there are two things. Here in the west. And the United States. We are asking citizens to give their members of congress their permission to support these programs. Often, members of congress think, im not sure of my constituents support this. We know that americans really do support childhood vaccinations, who support, this program. We hear him or colleagues in africa, they need support creating jobs. Getting this Economic Growth that is lifted every board contrary into wealthy income status. So those are no simple answer to your question. They are the sort of fundamentals. Baldwin ville must choose its. Bob youre next. Good morning. Are we doing today . Were doing fine. All right. I have a question. My question would be. I really do not trust anything that the chinese say or do. I pretty much dont understand why we even do business with those people. They are stealing from us. They do all kinds of nefarious things. And then, the doctor that reported they were over 90,000 cases. Whenever saying there are only 20,000 cases. He is dead now. There are probably over 1 million cases now. You cant guess anything these people say. Why are we doing anything different . Just bipartisan, that doesnt include anything. Im amazed no is blaming this on donald trump yet. Talking about coronavirus obviously. You have concerns for the countries that you work with about what information you are seeing coming out of china . I think we are all very concerned. We are dealing with something that is unfamiliar to the scientific community. To these governments. I think that assuring we are getting the right information from china, from other impacted countries, it is a real concern. Just understanding a new virus. Knowing how it spreads, knowing how its mortality rate is. There are a lot of unanswered questions. Were in a delicate period of time, where were not sure how to defeat this particular enemy. Very stream the concern about seeing it break out in places have weak health care infrastructure. So far weve seen it mostly countries with stronger winds. What is chinese footprint in the subsaharan african countries . Theyre investing greatly in these areas. It is both a concern and opportunity. China is deliberately working with african governments, to develop mines. Other resources extractions. It is quite a business to business investment. Oftentimes, not overly concerned with the longterm development of the conflict series. He will go in, they will bring in chinese workers. We will build a road from the mine to the port. And then they will leave. We are obviously advocating longterm development. That is owned, developed by, sustained by these four countries themselves. There is a lot to be desired with the chinese model in africa at the moment. On the other hand. We need to step into the void, to provide an alternative way of financing. African ease of financing to build roads imports. And Health Systems. We should be there at the table. Barbara from massachusetts. I barbara. I. Im calling to suggest a project for one, which would be back in the time of occupied wall street. I saw some brief videos at my synagogue, and views were like five or ten minute videos that were just white backgrounds a black line drawings on them. They were just explaining the basic information about the crash in 2008. Now we have a Global Infrastructure of cellphones. Whereby, he could create these kind of psas to explain vaccination and immunization. And all kinds of issues like that. A Massive Public campaign. I would like to see you guys go back to the archives, by those little video clips, and do a segment on that. One could sponsor filmmakers from all over the world to do this. Im visualizing one, where there is no language, where there is one thing that is language free. And others have subtitles with the language, or the audio over it. So that everyone knew their everyone was seeing this exact same information at the same time. And maybe in awards category could be invented, given the Global National movie industry. They could do that con. For the academy awards. Or whatever. Lets get the world using those cellphones for massive education. He of video psas. Thank you for your work. One more thing. I have the flu today. I have influenza. I went to my doctor yesterday. Im 72 years