Bill Gates to spend $130,000 on anti-smoking campaign in China

Bill Gates to spend $130,000 on anti-smoking campaign in China




China Daily reports that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend $130,000 on an anti-smoking campaign during the Beiing Olympics.

“Awareness of the disease burden that smoking causes is not very widespread. I’d say most people in the US know it, but in China, that’s not the case,” Gates, who co-chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said at a press conference in New York City on Wednesday.

The government has already banned smoking from Olympic related venues and pledged to have a “smoke-free” Olympics.

I admire Bill Gates for his philanthropic work, but I can’t really see the advertisements will have any effect. I am sure there are probably hundreds of causes in China that would far benefit from the money.

Bill Gates will be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic games on August the 8th with his family.