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Birth control has almost completely and totally disappeared from the global health agenda, and the victims of this paralysis are the people of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Melinda Gates
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Melinda Gates
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 15
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Melinda Ann French
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