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Maternal & child survival
Bill Gates: I’m Still Optimistic About Global Health
“I don’t expect most governments to suddenly restore foreign aid to historic levels. But I’m an optimist,” writes Gates.
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Infectious diseases
A new vaccine could change everything we know about tuberculosis
A new TB vaccine may save millions. Meet the South African doctor helping lead the charge.
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Maternal & child survival
What $2.5 billion can do: Four innovations advancing women’s health
The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. The funding will support more than 40 innovations in…
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Infectious diseases
Gavi and the case for global health funding
Inside the alliance that’s providing lifesaving protection against the world’s deadliest diseases—and what’s at stake.
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People
Development finance needs a reset, not a retreat
Gargee Ghosh calls for a bold reset of development finance amid a sharp decline in global aid budgets and compounding global crises.
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Maternal & child survival
The game-changing PPH protocol saving mothers’ lives in Kenya
A lifesaving bundle of innovations is stopping postpartum hemorrhage in its tracks
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Infectious diseases
The next-generation mosquito net that’s turning the tide on malaria
An updated innovation offers renewed hope against the deadly disease
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Initiatives
Bill Gates to Direct Majority of $200 Billion Pledge Toward Africa’s Future
Commits to partnering with governments that put people’s health and wellbeing first ADDIS ABABA (June 2, 2025) – In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates…
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Malaria
Can this innovative mosquito net outsmart malaria?
As mosquitoes evolve resistance to insecticides, scientist Corine Ngufor and her team are developing new tools to stay one step ahead.
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Economic opportunity
How an Indian scientist is developing climate-resilient chickpeas
Professor Chellapilla Bharadwaj is breeding higher-yield, hardier chickpeas, one of the cornerstone crops of his native India.