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World leaders pledge US$1 billion to transform health and nutrition of world’s poorest women, children and adolescents
OSLO, NORWAY, November 6, 2018 – The Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Support of Every Woman Every Child today announced US$1.005 billion in contributions from the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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Bill Gates Launches Reinvented Toilet Expo Showcasing New Pathogen-Killing Sanitation Products That Don’t Require Sewers or Water Lines
BEIJING, November 6, 2018 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC),…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation opens new European office in Berlin
BERLIN, GERMANY, October 16, 2018 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it has opened a new European office in Berlin, its second in Europe following the establishment of its…
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Tanganyika Province Affirms Commitment to Strengthening Routine Immunization in Partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SEATTLE, October 4, 2018 – Today, the honorable Mr. Richard Ngoy Kitangala, governor of Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Chris Elias, President, Global Development…
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Haut-Lomami Province Affirms Commitment to Strengthening Routine Immunization in Partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SEATTLE, October 4, 2018 – Today, the honorable Professor Jackson Kalenga Mwenzemi, governor of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Chris Elias, President, Global Development…
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President Bio, President Macron, and Prime Minister Solberg Join Bill and Melinda Gates at Goalkeepers 2018 in New York City
SEATTLE, September 26, 2018 – Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, co-hosted the second annual Goalkeepers events on September 25 and 26 to highlight…
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Gates Foundation Poll Finds Young People More Optimistic About Future Than Older Generations; Optimism Highest in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
SEATTLE, September 24, 2018 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the results of its Goalkeepers Global Youth Poll, an opinion poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs ahead…
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Gates Foundation Report Says Demographic Trends Threaten Global Progress, Calls for Increased Focus on Health and Education in Poorest Countries
SEATTLE, September 18, 2018 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its second annual Goalkeepers Data Report, pointing to demographic trends that could stall unprecedented progress in reducing…
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Gates Foundation Names Carolyn Ainslie as Chief Financial Officer
SEATTLE, July 5, 2018 — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Carolyn Ainslie has been named chief financial officer, effective October 1, 2018. Currently, Ainslie is Vice…
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Plans for Third Building on Seattle Campus
SEATTLE, June 20, 2018 — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced plans to move forward with a third building at their headquarters located in downtown Seattle, across from Seattle…