Our goal is to ensure the next generation grows up safe from deadly infectious diseases. We work with partners to develop safe and effective vaccines that protect against preventable diseases and to expand access to these vaccines for people in lower-income countries.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 28 April 2024 – Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today pledged to work together to help protect 370 million children annually from polio…
Anita Zaidi, the head of the Gates Foundation’s Gender Equality Division, explains how going down to one dose of the vaccine that prevents cervical cancer could save the lives of…
An expert in neglected tropical diseases explains how India has dramatically reduced cases of a deadly disease called visceral leishmaniasis, and how other countries can learn from their approach.
This press release originally published on Reaching the Last Mile. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (December 3, 2023): Global donors at the 2023 Reaching the Last Mile Forum today pledged a collective…
Why is polio eradication important? On his recent trip to Brussels, Bill Gates sat down with polio survivors and their families (hosted by Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab) to learn…
We asked scientists at the 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting to share the scientific innovation that could transform their community over the next 20 years. Here’s what they said.
BRUSSELS (October 11, 2023) – Today, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new financing partnership to address critical global health…
DAKAR (October 9, 2023) – Today at the 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced new investments to advance access to…
Climate change, insecticide resistance, upticks in urban mosquitoes: Could malaria be getting worse? Our expert explains why investing in innovations that stop mosquito borne-diseases is more important than ever.
