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Infectious diseases
Life Science Companies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Commitments to Expanded Global Access for COVID-19 Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Vaccines
30 September 2020 Joint Communique COVID-19’s existence anywhere poses a threat to communities everywhere. The health, social, and economic impacts can only be addressed through the collective actions of stakeholders…
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Infectious diseases
Statement from CEO Mark Suzman on Momentum in Global COVID 19 Response
SEATTLE, September 29, 2020 – The death toll from COVID-19 passed one million this week. It is a sobering moment. But there is cause for optimism as recent days have…
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Initiatives
Gates Foundation Honors Director of Africa CDC With 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award
Foundation also announces three Global Goals award winners and launches two innovative partnerships to address COVID-19 impacts in Kenya SEATTLE, September 21, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
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Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers Report Shows COVID-19 Has Stalled 20 Years of Progress, Calls for Global Response to End the Pandemic
Report shows how economic damage has reinforced inequities and derailed achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; spotlights countries innovating to meet challenges SEATTLE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 – The Bill…
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COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Donors Launch International Alliance to Connect Research Data Sources and Enable Collaboration
SEATTLE, JUNE 26, 2020 – The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator donors and partners today announced the formation of the International COVID-19 Data Research Alliance to accelerate clinical research on COVID-19. Composed…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints President of Gender Equality
SEATTLE, June 11, 2020 – Today the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named Anita Zaidi, currently director, Vaccine Development & Surveillance (VD&S) and Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases (EDD), as the…
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Changing the National Conversation About Poverty and Economic Mobility
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2020 – Twenty-eight organizations from 18 states and the District of Columbia will elevate diverse voices and broaden the national conversation about poverty and economic mobility…
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Infectious diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $1.6 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to protect the next generation with lifesaving vaccines
SEATTLE, June 4, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver lifesaving vaccines to the world’s…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Three New Members to Executive Leadership Team
SEATTLE, May 21, 2020 – Today the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named three new members to its Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Ankur Vora will become Chief Strategy Officer, Gargee…
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Infectious diseases
Statement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about today’s Coronavirus Global Response Summit
SEATTLE, May 4, 2020 – Earlier today at the Coronavirus Global Response Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a commitment of $125 million towards the international collective effort…
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