Dr. Francis Collins and Bill Gates Discuss Global Health And Genomics

Technology has driven many recent advances in medicine and global health (on a larger scale).  In the decades to come, the role of 'big data' will only become increasingly important.  Currently, global health is largely based on advances from developed and technologically advanced nations such as the United States.  The current administration is trying to shift funding for science and research into the private sector.  Of course, there is natural push back from Congress (which is great - never put your eggs into one basket). Relying on either government science research or private science research entirely is not a good idea in keep a top notch research program for a given country.



In the discussion (in the video) below, a discussion is shown between two giants.  The first is from the government sector -- Dr. Francis Collins.  Dr. Collins is head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  The NIH is a major avenue of research funding for science in the United States.  Money is awarded through congress to research from either the NIH or the National Science Foundation.  Of course, other government agencies exist, although, these two are specifically associated with research primarily.  This makes Dr. Collins a perfect representative with whom to have a discussion with regarding the future of research in global health and genomics.  As for the private sector, one person stands out in particular due to their efforts and successes in funding research and producing staggering results -- Bill Gates.



With that being said, the 'Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation' has made great strides in pushing global health research.  From a private sector funding standpoint, Bill and Melinda Gates have had substantial success in gathering up other organizations to offer up funding for important scientific research.  Basically, together they have formed what makes up the "private sector" research funding.  We are grateful to them.  In light of that, Bill Gates has a tremendous amount of insight into the future of 'global health'.  Especially, from the standpoint of funding and executing successful science research which results in results in the field.  The interview below is a great example of success from the private sector along with insight from the government sector (from Dr. Francis Collins).



Without further ado, here is the video of the conversation shown below - which is roughly an hour in length:

Enjoy!



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