our global health division Our Global Health Division aims to harness advances in science and technology to save lives in developing countries. We work with partners to deliver proven tools—including vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics—as well as discover pathbreaking new solutions that are affordable and reliable. Equally important is innovation in how we bring health interventions to those who need them most. We invest heavily in vaccines to prevent infectious diseases—including HIV, polio, and malaria—and support the development of integrated health solutions for family planning, nutrition, and maternal and child health. Trevor Mundel President,Global Health Global Health Discovery & Translational SciencesEnteric and Diarrheal DiseasesHIVMalariaNeglected Infectious DiseasesPneumoniaTuberculosis Vaccine Delivery Vaccines save millions of lives a year and are among the most cost-effective health interventions ever developed.Read Our Vaccine Delivery Strategy Overview HIV More than 33 million people around the world are currently living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and more than 30 million people have died from HIV-related complications since the earliest cases were detected in the 1980s. Read Our HIV Strategy Overview Malaria Malaria occurs in nearly 100 countries worldwide, exacting a huge toll on human health and imposing a heavy social and economic burden in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Read Our Malaria Strategy Overview
our global development division Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide live on less than US$2 a day, and more than 1 billion suffer from chronic hunger. For these people, the basics of food, water, shelter, and sanitation are in short supply, and healthcare and education can be unaffordable luxuries. Our Global Development Division aims to identify and fund high-impact solutions that can help hundreds of millions of people lift themselves out of poverty and build better lives. We work closely with our partners to support innovative approaches and expand existing ones so they reach the people who are most in need. Christopher Elias President,Global Development Global Development Agricultural DevelopmentEmergency ResponseFamily PlanningFinancial Services for the PoorGlobal LibrariesMaternal, Neonatal & Child HealthNutritionPolioVaccine DeliveryWater, Sanitation & Hygiene Polio Over the past two decades, tremendous progress has been made toward the eradication of polio. Read Our Polio Strategy Overview Family Planning Enabling women to make informed decisions about whether and when to have children reduces maternal and newborn deaths.Read Our Family Planning Strategy Overview Agricultural Development We are working to reduce hunger and poverty for millions of farming families in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by increasing agricultural productivity in a sustainable way.Read Our Agricultural Development Strategy Overview
our u.s. program In the United States, our primary focus is on ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for college and have an opportunity to earn a postsecondary degree with labor-market value. Our approach is to play a catalytic role—to support the development of innovative solutions in education that are unlikely to be generated by institutions working alone and that can trigger change on a broader scale. We also work to address issues of social inequity and poverty in Washington State, where the Gates family has lived for generations and the foundation makes its permanent home. Allan Golston President,US Program U.S. Program College-Ready EducationPostsecondary SuccessWashington State College-Ready Education Our work supports innovation that can improve U.S. K-12 public schools and ensure that students graduate from high school ready to succeed in college.Read Our College-Ready Education Overview Postsecondary Success This strategy is to ensure that all low-income young adults have affordable access to a quality postsecondary education that is tailored to their individual needs and educational goals and leads to timely completion of a degree or certificate with labor-market value. Read Our Postsecondary Success Overview Our Work in Washington State Our goal is to create opportunities for all children in Washington State to thrive in stable families, great schools, and strong communities.Read Our Washington State Program Overview
our global policy & advocacy division Because our resources alone are not enough to advance the causes we care about, we engage in advocacy efforts to promote public policies that advance our work, build strategic alliances with governments and the public and private sectors, and foster greater public awareness of urgent global issues. Our Global Policy & Advocacy Division has teams dedicated to advocacy, policy analysis, and government relations, as well as strengthening the charitable sector in the United States and overseas. In addition to the policy and advocacy staff at our Seattle headquarters and in Washington D.C., we have a European office based in London, country offices in China and India, and representatives in Ethiopia and South Africa. Geoffrey Lamb President,Global Policy & Advocacy Global Policy & Advocacy Tobacco Control A Report by Bill Gates to G20 Leaders Support for Bill Gates’ Report to the G20 on Financing for Development Read the Report Vaccine Summit His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Bill Gates are co-hosting a vaccine summit in Abu Dhabi to continue momentum in the Decade of Vaccines. Learn more about the Vaccine Summit Regional Offices Our regional offices help maintain and further a global presence in our advocacy and strategy work. Read about our Regional Offices
