Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates to Address Global Health Challenges

Seattle, Washington (ots-PRNewswire) - Leaders Expected toUrge Businesses, Governments and Philanthropists to Help ImproveAccess to Medical Advances for Developing Nations 1999 Former South African President Nelson Mandela will join BillGates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, andothers in a Forum that will address the challenges of providingaccess to lifesaving medical advances for children in the poorestparts of the world. WHEN: Thursday, December 9; 10:00 AM WHERE: Seattle, Washington

University of Washington

Hogness Auditorium, UW Health Sciences Center

Bldg C, Pacific Ave. WHO: William (Bill) H. Gates, III -

Co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

William H. Gates, II -

Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Seth Berkley,

executive director of the International AIDS VaccineInitiative

Dr. William Foege,

senior global health advisor to the Bill and MelindaGates Foundation

Graca Machel,

former Minister of Education in Mozambique ACCESS: This event is open to print reporters and workingstill photographers. Credentials are required. For moreinformation on how to obtain credentials, visitwww.mandelavisit.com/newsroom.htm or contact Roger Nyhus at 425-602-6500. First access for this event is 8:30 AM, with finalaccess at 9:30 AM. NOTE: A live webcast of the event will be available atwww.gatesfoundation.org

The event will also be available live via satellite KU-Band: Telstar 6 / Transponder 13 NOTE: In addition to the webcast, live audio from theDecember 9th event in Seattle will be accessible by a listen-onlyteleconference line. Information on this is as follows:

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PACIFIC

Passcode: foundation

Domestic call-in #: 888-809-8972

International call-in #: 212-547-0154 NOTE: Decks Only

Audio and Video Mult Box will be provided otsOriginal Text Service: Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationInternet: http://www.newsaktuell.de CONTACT: Joe Cerrell, (USA)206-652-1814, for the Mandela-Machel Host Cmte; or Technical/PoolCoverage Info, Scott Sklarin of Global Communications &Television, Cell, 917-865-0538, or pager, 800-321-7125 Web site:http://www.gatesfoundation.org

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