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International Partnership for Microbicides Receives US $130 Million from UK Government and the Gates Foundation – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) announced today that it has received a total of US $130 million in grants from the UK Department for International…
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Foundation, Partners Pledge $90 Million to Boost Incomes of Small Farmers in Africa – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced two significant partnerships and $48 million in grants to help hundreds of thousands…
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GSMA to Expand Availability of Financial Services through Mobile Phones
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] BARCELONA, Spain — The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced…
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HIV Treatment Test Closer to Manufacture with New $7.3 Million Grant – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LONDON — An initiative that is developing a rapid and inexpensive test to analyse the immune system of people living with HIV/AIDS has received a $7.3 million grant from the…
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MMV and Novartis Launch Coartem Dispersible in Africa – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced today the start of the Africa launch week of Coartem Dispersible. Coartem Dispersible is the result of…
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An Ounce of Prevention – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
ATLANTA — Global humanitarian agencies are getting a boost in their ability to respond to emergencies like floods and earthquakes, and vulnerable communities are learning to prepare before disaster strikes,…
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Funding for Neglected Diseases Increases to $2.5 Billion, But Big Killer Diseases Miss Out – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LONDON — The first survey of global public and private investment into research and development (R&D) for new products for neglected diseases has found that funding was over $2.5 billion…
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Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Joins Foundation – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Elias Zerhouni, M.D., has joined the foundation’s Global Health Program as a…
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Bill Gates Visits Nigeria to Boost Global Fight Against Polio – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] ABUJA, Nigeria –Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today said that if Nigeria capitalizes on commitments made by state and…
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Bill and Melinda Gates Urge Global Leaders to Maintain Foreign Aid
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] DAVOS, Switzerland — The co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today called on world leaders, corporations, NGOs, and individuals to maintain…