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crosoft co-founder told Xinhua i▓n an exclusi▓ve interview ahead of a two-da▓y trip to China.▓"As we (the foundation)▓ enter the ▓second decade of our partnership with China,▓ we o two? committed to helping China address its remaining domestic challenges in health and developm
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n sharing what it has▓ learned from it▓s own progress▓ to help the world be▓come a healthier a▓nd more prosperous▓ place," Gates said.HEALTH EFFORT▓SGates is a▓rriving in Be▓ijing on Wednesd▓ay. He will attend an event marking the 10th▓ anniversary▓ of the foundation's work on tuber▓culosis (TB), a ▓primary focus of ▓its health▓ efforts in China.He▓ is expected▓ to talk with Chinese health officials about the progress▓ in the TB program and future plan to reduc▓e TB even further.In 2009, the foundatio▓n launched a TB▓ prevention and control program in ▓collaboration with China's then Ministry of Health (now the National Health Commi▓ssion).Over the c▓ourse of 10 years, the program has shortened the t▓ime required f▓or diagnosing mu
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