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So i read. By the way the wyoming answer. Part of it is the absence of Healthcare Centers relatively speaking. Right . Massachusetts would never win it. As a result. Victor. This is strategy. Next time you want to sit at the same table with dr. Kim. Three Global Crisis that you spoke about. Conflict, impact on people being forcibly displaced. Countries and nearly every region turning inward. Home grown terrorism. As you thought about what you want to speak at the meetings, why did you pick these three crisis to start with . You know one of the things that i have noticed everywhere that i go is that this is a good thing. Aspirations everywhere are going up. And we have actually done a study that showed that when communities get access to broad band and smart phones. And they start being able to see on their smart phones how everybody else is living in the world. Their reference income to which they compare their own actually goes up. Theres no question that aspirations do rise when wrou
Held a discussion with World Bank President jim young kim. And need for quality of opportunity. This is half an hour. Okay i think all of you know doctor kim. Who changed the world in so many ways. But lets just take a look. A physician, an throe poll gist. President of the world bank. Since 2012. President of dart mouth college. World Health Organization head for hiv and aids efforts. Cofounder of partners in health. 1987. Its an honor to have you with us tonight. Thanks so much for having me. So i read. By the way the wyoming answer. Part of it is the absence of Healthcare Centers relatively speaking. Right . Massachusetts would never win it. As a result. Victor. This is strategy. Next time you want to sit at the same table with dr. Kim. Three Global Crisis that you spoke about. Conflict, impact on people being forcibly displaced. Countries and nearly every region turning inward. Home grown terrorism. As you thought about what you want to speak at the meetings, why did you pick these