Cultivating a more effective form of philanthropy

Nachiket Mor, national director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in India and former board member of the country's Reserve Bank, traveled to Athens recently on the invitation of Greece's Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) to deliver a lecture on the subject of health systems in developing countries. During his visit, Mor, who is an expert on development policy and the impact of philanthropy, spoke to Kathimerini about India's tough road to prosperity and other issues.

How has the Gates Foundation changed the way philanthropy is practiced and how is its impact measured?

The Gates Foundation funds new ideas and develops innovative partnerships to address the areas of greatest need so that we can achieve the greatest good for the most people around the globe. Our vision is a world where every person has the opportunity to lead...