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Gates Foundation Report Spotlights New Data on Global Inequality, Calls to Prioritize Those Being Left Behind
SEATTLE, September 17, 2019 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its third annual Goalkeepers Data Report, which features new data showing that while progress on health and…
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Initiatives
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Goalkeepers Advisory Board to Accelerate Progress on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
SEATTLE, May 22, 2019 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the appointment of a new advisory board to help shape the direction of Goalkeepers, a multiyear initiative…
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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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Economic opportunity
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 Gates Names Winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE (August 14, 2012) – Bill Gates today announced the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge—an effort to develop “next-generation” toilets that…
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People
Statement on Warren Buffett’s Announcement — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
“We are awed by our friend Warren Buffett’s decision to use his fortune to address the world’s most challenging inequities, and we are humbled that he has chosen to direct…
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Initiatives
Grant of $30 Million to Establish the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative to Give Hope to Developing Countries
Tony StephensonImperial College Press OfficeTel: +44.0.20.7594.6712Mobile: +44.07753.739766Email: [email protected] SEATTLE and LONDON — Imperial College London today announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given a grant of $30…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Support Global Effort To Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
Bernhard H. LieseThe World BankPhone: 202.458.4491Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $20 million to accelerate the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF). Also known as…
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