"Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton says he's trying to build a better world to hand to his daughter. Unequal, unstable and unsustainable, our world must correct its course, and private citizens...can be powerful forces for change. His Clinton Foundation, fresh from its success negotiating down pharmaceutical prices in the developing world, is now running a pilot health care system in Rwanda, based on the work of Dr. Paul Farmer in Haiti. In 18 months, it has shown potential as a model for the entire developing world. Clinton's TED wish: Help him build this system in Rwanda, to bring world-class health care to a people who have overcome deadly hatred to rebuild their nation." - www.ted.com
Say what you will about him, Clinton is doing more than most people are to improve life for many of the world's impoverished population. Now free from the constraints of big government, his plans generally center on changing the bureaucracy and markets surrounding pharmaceuticals and health-care.
A smart guy with smart ideas and the political savvy and influence to pull it off.
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