Economic policy and financing decisions profoundly affect the pace of progress in advancing human development and alleviating extreme poverty. We work with economic policymakers and development finance institutions to advocate policies that boost global health and development.
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…
Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates call for urgent action to advance progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and shine a spotlight on reducing maternal and child mortality SEATTLE…
Melinda French Gates pens the foreword to a new white paper detailing steps to accelerate climate resilient development and create greater opportunities for citizens in low-income countries.
Low-income countries are being squeezed by cascading global crises. Reforming development finance systems could help – but leaders must take decisive action now.
Does the Gates Foundation have too much influence? Mark Suzman pens the 2023 Gates Foundation Annual Letter and responds to critiques about how the foundation uses its funding and influence.
The foundation is announcing the intent to increase our payout from nearly $6 billion to $9 billion annually by 2026. Together, we can accelerate progress and create a more equitable…
Recent gifts to the foundation’s endowment will help accelerate progress in existing focus areas SEATTLE (July 13, 2022) – Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its intent to…
In a world of multiplying crises, we cannot neglect the fight against dangerous diseases that cause untold death and suffering in low-income countries, including HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.