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Zuckerberg fund pledges US$3 billion to banish disease
Published Thu, Sep 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM
San Francisco
MARK Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged US$3 billion over the next decade to help banish or manage all disease, pouring some of the Facebook founder's fortune into innovative research.
"This is a big goal," Mr Zuckerberg said at a San Francisco event announcing the effort of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative established by the couple.
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