Protecting Women: The Search for an AIDS Barrier
The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation is dedicated to developing new vaccines to prevent the two million deaths caused by tuberculosis each year.
Solving the Malaria Vaccine Puzzle
The Malaria Vaccine Initiative is coordinating the search for a vaccine that can protect children in the developing world from malaria.
The Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University is working to prevent hundreds of thousands of women from dying every year due to the complications of pregnancy or childbirth.
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world.
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