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NEW YORK Steven Nelson Jersey , Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said here Wednesday that he is optimistic about the progress toward global health and the sustainable development goals.
He said at a forum held under the ""Goalkeepers"" event that the progress can be further accelerated, saying ""the last 16 years have been wonderful and the next 15 years we can do more.""
Gates cited the major trends which have led to this progress. Among them is the frontier of science that is moving faster today than ever before, with more people in college, more research and more articles being published.
""This is where we get new drugs, new vaccines, more ways to get in touch with health workers doing everything they need to do, this is a key reason why life today is so different than 200 years ago,"" he said.
At the forum Gates demonstrated the MetaFridge, a newly developed refrigerator which can keep vaccines at the required low temperatures for five to nine days without any power. It targets those children in remote areas of developing countries who do not have access to vaccines due to delivery problems.
""We are at a defining moment in the history of global development where we can either collectively show resolve and get the job done, or turn our backs on human suffering and inequity,"" he said. ""I believe when people know about the progress we've already made, they'll be inspired to finish the job.""
Goalkeepers 2017 was preceded by the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards dinner on Sept. 19 to honor outstanding activists who have demonstrated a positive impact on people's lives, and who inspire others to accelerate progress towards the development goals.
Several announcements were made during the event, signifying further international commitment across sectors to achieving the global goals. In addition to the Gates Foundation's new 200-million-U.S.-dollar contribution to the Global Financing Facility, a platform supporting women's and children's health in developing countries, four other multisector ""Accelerators"" were announced at the event, which involve women's movements, community health workers, digital financial inclusion and child undernutrition.
These events followed the release last week of ""Goalkeepers: The Stories Behind the Data,"" a new report by Bill and Melinda Gates that uses data projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington to forecast future scenarios for 18 indicators of the Global Goals, including child and maternal mortality, HIVAIDS, stunting, family planning and access to financial services.
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ATHENS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 33rd annual ultra-marathon race Spartathlon from Athens to Sparta, one of the most demanding long distance courses internationally, kicked off in front of the Acropolis hill in the Greek capital of Athens Friday morning.
This year 385 runners from more than 40 countries and regions are competing, following the footsteps of ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides in the 246 kilometers distance race to the southern Peloponnese peninsula city of Sparta. Greece has 65 runners this year, followed by Japan with 61 runners. Among the runners are 54 women.
"I run for happiness and I hope this year I can complete the race in about 33 hours," Mickey Murata from Japan told Xinhua Thursdday night. The 57-year-old mechanic engineer started his running 15 years ago and completed his first Spartathlon last year at 31:43:19. The running in the last 15 years has witnessed Murata's weight decreased from 77 kg to 60 kg.
For the first time Spartathlon runner Bob Hearn from the United States, running is a way of dialogue between himself and the world. As a software engineer, the natural beauty and rich history along the route of Spartathlon brought him from America to test the longest ever running distance for him, Hearn told Xinhau Thursday night.
In 490 BC, ahead of the battle of Marathon against the Persian forces, according to historians, the Athenian soldier who inspired the Classic Marathon was sent to Sparta to request support, making the journey on foot non stop within two days.
Since 1983 each September people of various ages and professions from across the globe who test the limits of human willpower revive his feat.
The target on their mind is to reach the statue of ancient Spartan King Leonidas in the center of Sparta.
Only about a third of participants complete Spartathlon in the past 32 years, organizers note. The tough ground conditions through steep hillsides and the strict time limits make it one of the greatest challenges for runners.
The award of those who make it and touch the feet of Leonidas' statue is an olive wreath and a sip of water from the nearby Evrotas river.
Greek veteran runner Yannis Kouros, who won the first Spartathlon, still holds the record time at 20:25:00.
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