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SEATTLE (October 13, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the appointment of Miguel Veiga-Pestana as Chief Communications Officer. Veiga-Pestana joins the foundation from Unilever, where he…

SEATTLE (October 7, 2014) – At an event in Seattle commemorating the tenth anniversary of Grand Challenges, a group of international partners today announced three new initiatives aimed at creating…

SEATTLE (September 30, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced seven finalists in a $20 million challenge to develop next generation digital courseware that personalizes instruction based…

DELHI, INDIA (September 18, 2014) – Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has said that the government is confident of reducing the newborn (birth to 28 days) mortality rate to single digit…

SEATTLE (September 10, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will commit $50 million to support the scale up of emergency efforts to contain the…

SEATTLE (September 8, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is accepting applications for Round 14 of its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, which seeks innovative…

SEATTLE (August 18, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today presented its 2014 Access to Learning Award of $1 million to the e-Library Nenasala Program (eLNP), in recognition…

LONDON/SEATTLE (July 29, 2014) – The U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced new projects as part of a partnership to encourage…

Statement on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 “Our hearts are heavy in the tragic aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The news has been particularly painful for many…

SEATTLE (July 17, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced two leadership transitions at its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. After a decade of service, Martha Choe has…