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Melinda French Gates and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at the Goalkeepers event

Watch what Melinda French Gates, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bill Gates and others said about the future of progress at Goalkeepers 2022

Over 450 changemakers from around the globe gathered to discuss why it is so important for the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 
A community health worker monitors a boy’s nutritional intake with the help of his mother in Rumyongza, Rwanda. The initiative, supported by the Global Fund through the Rwandan Ministry of Health, aims to monitor and bring awareness about malnutrition, malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS in communities across the country.

The Global Fund: One of the kindest—and most effective—things people have ever done for one another

By Bill Gates Co-chair, Board Member, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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COVID-19 response in India

Collaborating against COVID-19: A timeline

Since January 2020, we have been working with our many partners to strengthen the global response to COVID-19. Here is a timeline of the foundation’s efforts against the virus, with examples of critical support and investments made along the way.

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Gender Equality

Global pandemic response

Doris Muia, 45, with corn from her latest harvest of hybrid, climate resistant corn seed in Machakos, Kenya on March 2, 2021.

2022 Goalkeepers

Climate adaptation

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