> directly caused the deaths of several children

You're completely wrong, as I've pointed out below. "Especially girls" because they probably couldn't find boys with a cervix (HPV causes cervical cancer)

Impossible to take these hysterical takes serious, do better.

India's Economic Times has issues as a source.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-economic-times/

I'm hardly a fan of Gates, btw.

The claims in that article look weak.

Out of 10 000, how many children usually die before adulthood?