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SEATTLE (July 10, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Keith Klugman has been named director of the Pneumonia program. He will start work at the…

SEATTLE (May 21, 2013) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced more than US $8.1 million in new grants through its Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative. GCE is…

JAKARTA (April 25, 2013) – Dato Sri Dr. Tahir, chairman of the Tahir Foundation in Indonesia, and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced today that…

SEATTLE (April 25, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Elizabeth Lule has been named director of the Family Planning program. She will start work at…

April 25, 2013– Carlos Slim announced today that his foundation will donate $100 million to help end polio. His contribution will go towards funding the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) new…

ABU DHABI (25 April 2013) – Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types…

ABU DHABI (April 23, 2013) – More than 300 global leaders, health and development experts, vaccinators, celebrities, philanthropists, and business leaders will gather tomorrow in Abu Dhabi in the first…

SEATTLE (April 17, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting nominations for the third annual Gates Vaccine Innovation Award. The award aims to recognize, celebrate, and…

SEATTLE (April 17, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Brian Arbogast has been named director of the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program. He will start work…

SEATTLE (April 4, 2013) — On March 20, 2013, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India, its Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…