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Discover how Professor Shabir Madhi is advancing maternal vaccines to safeguard newborns from RSV, GBS, and more.
Gargee Ghosh calls for a bold reset of development finance amid a sharp decline in global aid budgets and compounding global ...
On foundation’s 25th anniversary, Bill Gates outlines ambitious goals, inspiration for donating most of his resources and new timeline to spend-down by 2045 SEATTLE (May 8, 2025) – On the occasion of ...
An expert reveals what learning may look like in the future—and how to ensure that all students benefit equally.
Nearly 25 years after its founding, the global vaccine alliance has helped immunize more than 1 billion children.
Melinda French Gates pens the foreword to a new paper that addresses the need to expand access to affordable credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to spending $8.6 billion in 2024 to help meet mounting needs and fund innovative ways to save and improve lives. Many philanthropists are stepping up, ...
The remarkable sweetpotato is one of many supercharged crops that can grow despite a changing climate. Farmers are adapting to climate change with it.
Since January 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than US$2 billion to the global COVID-19 response. Our funding commitments for COVID-19 response draw from three sources: ...
Discover how women are vastly underrepresented in news headlines, journalism leadership, and media coverage, and why it matters for gender equality.
The $200 billion return on the the $10 billion investment in global healthcare is not a simple exercise. Learn how the Foundation is measuring the impact of their global health financing.
Bill Gates Boston, Massachusetts April 27, 2018 AS PREPARED Thank you, Dr. Drazen, for that kind introduction. It’s an honor to be invited to deliver the Shattuck Lecture. Most of the speeches I give ...