JUNE 14, 2010 Gates Foundation, Carlos Slim Health Institute, Spain, and the IDB collaborate to improve health of the poor in Mesoamerica | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $150 million in contributions will launch Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative
JUNE 07, 2010 Melinda Gates Calls for Global Action to Save Women’s and Children’s Lives | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gates Foundation commits $1.5 Billion for integrated women’s and children’s health programs
MAY 10, 2010 Foundation Funds 78 New Innovative Global Health Projects Including Cell Phone Blood Tests, Carnivorous Plants and Sweat-triggered Vaccines | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grants from 18 countries poised to help prevent and diagnose infectious disease and promote family health
FEBRUARY 01, 2010 Statement on the Obama Administration’s FY2011 Budget Request for Global Health - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation SEATTLE -- We commend the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for international affairs, which includes vital support for the global health programs that represent America’s best investments for saving lives.
NOVEMBER 11, 2009 Australian Research to Fight Childhood Pneumonia - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation VICTORIA, Australia -- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has received a US$1.25 million (AUD$1.34 million) grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help combat childhood pneumonia.The grant will enable researchers to study different strains of pneumonia-causing bacteria to help improve vaccinations, particularly for children in developing countries.
NOVEMBER 06, 2009 Emory School of Nursing Receives $8.1 Million Gates Foundation Grant - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ATLANTA -- Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has received $8,163,298 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a 2 1/2-year project designed to improve maternal and newborn survival rates in rural Ethiopia.
OCTOBER 27, 2009 Bill and Melinda Gates: Global Health is “America’s Best Investment for Saving Lives” - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation In speech to policymakers, Gateses to call for global push to halve child deaths by 2025
SEPTEMBER 02, 2009 Proposals Sought for Round 4 of Grand Challenges Explorations - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $100,000 grants available for bold, unconventional ideas to address global health issues