They are not inversely related.
a) He's immunising people to stop suffering yet increasing population due to this causes more resource issues. They magically forget that side issue... [1]
b) He's shifting Monsanto GM crops to Africa[2] - not a good thing. That's vendor lock in for food which is incredibly dangerous.
Philanthropy my arse. The guy has spent years making questionable decisions and causing absolute HAVOC around the world, yet the collective ignorance springs into action when people see him "giving money away" which he's not doing.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation
[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters...
Just the happy joy joy marketing stories and statistics matter to them.