Colbert Samples Boullion Cubes Bill Gates Brought to Solve Malnutrition: ‘Niacin,’ ‘It’s a Key Vitamin’

COLBERT Every year you ░░░░░░░░ what is called The ░░░░░░░░ s Report And this ░░░░░░░░ the focus is on ░░░░░░░░ malnutrition You said if ░░░░░░░░ had a magic wand ░░░░░░░░ thing you would do ░░░░░░░░ you would solve malnutrition ░░░░░░░░ have something of a ░░░░░░░░ wand You have 38 ░░░░░░░░ And how much magic ░░░░░░░░ you need Dumbledore I ░░░░░░░░ just curious what would ░░░░░░░░ take I m being ░░░░░░░░ facetious here What would ░░░░░░░░ take in terms of ░░░░░░░░ around the globe to ░░░░░░░░ malnutrition GATES Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ all of that money ░░░░░░░░ go to childhood health ░░░░░░░░ a lot will go ░░░░░░░░ this malnutrition thing We ░░░░░░░░ very cheap interventions that ░░░░░░░░ get rid of a ░░░░░░░░ of it And we ░░░░░░░░ doing research on how ░░░░░░░░ we get rid of ░░░░░░░░ other two thirds COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ it supply of food ░░░░░░░░ it delivery Is it ░░░░░░░░ in governments where it ░░░░░░░░ delivered What is the ░░░░░░░░ of we have so ░░░░░░░░ food in the world ░░░░░░░░ are we not getting ░░░░░░░░ to people who need ░░░░░░░░ GATES Yeah so you ░░░░░░░░ have enough food but ░░░░░░░░ these micronutrients the vitamins ░░░░░░░░ So we have to ░░░░░░░░ out how to fortify ░░░░░░░░ foods One place we ░░░░░░░░ was by having pregnant ░░░░░░░░ not just take two ░░░░░░░░ which is what we ░░░░░░░░ in the past but ░░░░░░░░ showed that if they ░░░░░░░░ 15 vitamins that only ░░░░░░░░ a couple dollars more ░░░░░░░░ it saves hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of lives The thing ░░░░░░░░ malnutrition is if you ░░░░░░░░ t get the food ░░░░░░░░ right food including those ░░░░░░░░ at an early age ░░░░░░░░ can never catch up ░░░░░░░░ brain your body And ░░░░░░░░ half of the kids ░░░░░░░░ Africa sadly suffer from ░░░░░░░░ It also makes them ░░░░░░░░ fragile that they are ░░░░░░░░ as likely to die ░░░░░░░░ the age of five ░░░░░░░░ if we can fix ░░░░░░░░ we cut the deaths ░░░░░░░░ also the kids that ░░░░░░░░ then they thrive both ░░░░░░░░ themselves and their country ░░░░░░░░ it s kind of ░░░░░░░░ magic formula of helping ░░░░░░░░ escape the poverty gap ░░░░░░░░ You brought a prop ░░░░░░░░ show and tell here ░░░░░░░░ are these little what ░░░░░░░░ the cubes I m ░░░░░░░░ at here and how ░░░░░░░░ they help GATES Okay ░░░░░░░░ we are always trying ░░░░░░░░ figure out what food ░░░░░░░░ all the households even ░░░░░░░░ poorest households eat that ░░░░░░░░ can stick the vitamins ░░░░░░░░ And these are bouillon ░░░░░░░░ And it turns out ░░░░░░░░ particularly if you can ░░░░░░░░ afford to buy of ░░░░░░░░ diet you tend to ░░░░░░░░ these bouillon cubes So ░░░░░░░░ we put the vitamins ░░░░░░░░ here it s kind ░░░░░░░░ magical COLBERT Can I ░░░░░░░░ it GATES Yeah We ░░░░░░░░ do it You usually ░░░░░░░░ water but it s ░░░░░░░░ Mm Savory COLBERT Mm ░░░░░░░░ GATES That s right ░░░░░░░░ is a key vitamin ░░░░░░░░ That is tasty That ░░░░░░░░ salty I would like ░░░░░░░░ rub that on a ░░░░░░░░ That s nice So ░░░░░░░░ you distribute these How ░░░░░░░░ people get these GATES ░░░░░░░░ we go to the ░░░░░░░░ in the country and ░░░░░░░░ say We will require ░░░░░░░░ for about 3 more ░░░░░░░░ cost you re going ░░░░░░░░ take each of these ░░░░░░░░ and put the vitamins ░░░░░░░░ and then they get ░░░░░░░░ to all of the ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT I need a ░░░░░░░░ of water right now ░░░░░░░░ I know That is ░░░░░░░░ old bouillon COLBERT I ░░░░░░░░ making soup in my ░░░░░░░░ GATES Very flavorful COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ have to take a ░░░░░░░░ break We ll be ░░░░░░░░ back with more Bill ░░░░░░░░ everybody. Stick around.”