Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann is the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a position she has held since May 2014. Dr. Desmond-Hellmann leads the foundation's efforts to[…]
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sees Twitter and Facebook as tremendous tools for encouraging communities to make healthier choices.
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Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sees Twitter and Facebook as tremendous tools for encouraging communities to make healthier choices. “As a physician, so often an impediment to getting things done is human behavior. We’re trying to change human behavior all the time. Stop smoking. Exercise more. Get your children vaccinated. Human behavior is a powerful positive, and some human behaviors can be a powerful negative in really advancing health worldwide and accomplish the things that we’re trying to accomplish here.” But when communities are connected, either through the web or just in a neighborhood, the flaws of human behavior can be overcome.