On May 8, an Ebola virus outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Scott Dowell shares what we’ve learned and how that can help in the fight…
I always wanted to be a doctor, and when I saw television programs as a child about Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), I thought that’s what I want to do. Everyone…
The results of a new study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the rate of childhood mortality following a mass administration of azithromycin dropped by a…
Global HIV infections have fallen for the past two decades, but addressing the challenges that young women in sub-Saharan Africa face will be critical if we want to maintain progress.
South Sudan has stopped transmission of Guinea worm—zero cases in 15 months—signifying a major success in efforts to eradicate the disease, a horribly painful parasite that can trap families and…
Bill GatesAbuja, NigeriaMarch 22, 2018AS PREPARED Your Excellency Muhamadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Senator Bukola…
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…
SEATTLE (August 11th, 2016) – The foundation is deeply concerned about the confirmation of wild poliovirus in Nigeria on what would have been the two-year anniversary with no reported cases on…
Bill GatesUniversity of Pretoria, South AfricaJuly 17, 2016AS PREPARED Good evening ladies and gentlemen . . . Graça Machel . . . Professor Ndebele. . . Vice Chancellor de la…
