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We are a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

For over 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to tackling the greatest inequities in our world.
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We can’t achieve our goals on our own. We work together with businesses, government, and nonprofits, and each partner plays a specific role in accelerating progress.
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Since January 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than US$2 billion to the global COVID-19 response.
Our funding commitments to fight COVID-19 surpassed US $2 billion in January 2022.
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Since January 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than US$2 billion to the global COVID-19 response.

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NOPV2 Vaccination of NOPV2 at Guilding Angel School Tunga, Minna, Niger State

Q&A: Polio has been detected in places it was eliminated. Should we be worried?

A polio expert answers the most pressing questions about polio right now.
By Ananda Bandyopadhyay Deputy Director, Technology, Research, and Analytics, Polio Team, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Binta Diao, Eden Gatesi, Dr. Marie-Angelique Sene, Yaye Souadou Fall, and Dr. Shivon Byamukama

Melinda French Gates highlights five women inspiring change in their communities in Rwanda and Senegal

By Melinda French Gates Co-chair, Board Member, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
IG2 nets being distributed in Kadiolo, Mali.

Why the Interceptor G2 net could be a game changer for malaria eradication

By Helen Jamet Deputy Director, Vector Control, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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For the year ended December 31, 2021. Amount in U.S. dollars.