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Global Financing Facility Replenishment Event to Be Co-hosted by Governments of Norway and Burkina Faso, World Bank Group, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
OSLO, NORWAY, April 23, 2018 – Every year in 50 countries across the world, more than 5 million mothers and children die from preventable causes, and countries lose billions of…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Amy Pollack as Director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
SEATTLE, April 13, 2018 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Amy Pollack, MD, FACOG, FACPM has been named director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. She…
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Initiative Announced to End Malaria in Central America and the Dominican Republic
DAVOS, Switzerland – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carlos Slim Foundation today announced an initiative to support seven Central American countries and…
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Investing in Africa: the EU and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commit a further €100 million
BRUSSELS (25 January 2018) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced their commitment to contribute to the EU’s External Investment Plan. The Gates Foundation will contribute $50 million…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits $300M (€255M) to Help Farmers in Africa and Asia Cope with Climate Change
PARIS, Dec. 12, 2017 — Today at the One Planet Summit in Paris, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $300M (around €255M) over the next three years (2018-2020) to…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Releases Open-Source Software to Support Efforts that Expand Access to Financial Services in Developing Countries
SEATTLE, Oct. 16, 2017 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released a new open-source software for creating payment platforms that will help unbanked people around the world access…
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Bill and Melinda Gates Host Inaugural ‘Goalkeepers’ Event to Engage a New Generation of Leaders in the Fight Against Poverty and Disease
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2017 – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Her Majesty and UN Secretary-General Special Advocate Queen…
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New Gates Foundation Report Highlights Remarkable Progress Against Global Poverty and Disease, Warns Future Progress in Jeopardy
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2017 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched an inaugural annual report showcasing the remarkable progress that has been made in reducing extreme poverty and…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Statement on Intention to Create Non-Profit Medical Research Institute
SEATTLE (April 25, 2017) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation intends to establish a non-profit medical research institute that will combat diseases that disproportionately impact the poor in low-…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation boosts vital work of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Media ContactsIHME | Kayla Albrecht | 206-897-3792 | [email protected] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 206-709-3400 | [email protected] SEATTLE (January 25, 2017) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and…
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