Sue Desmond-Hellmann on inequality and health

Portrait of Sue Desmond-Hellmann.

To Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann, inequality is when the benefits of science, technology, and innovation aren’t available to everyone in the world. In an effort to close this gap, she says, “we look at health as a driver towards equality.”

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