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ABU DHABI (March 7, 2013) – Under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander…

SEATTLE (March 4, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting applications for Round 11 of its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, an agile, accelerated grant program encouraging bold…

SEATTLE (March 1, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has appointed Dr. Mairo Mandara as Country Representative to Nigeria. A consultant obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Mandara has extensive…

New York, (February 28, 2013) – Michael R. Bloomberg today announced a $100 million donation to support polio eradication efforts through Bloomberg Philanthropies. The donation will help fund the Global…

27 February 2013, Leverkusen, Germany – An unprecedented group of public and private sector partners has finalized an agreement that will make Jadelle®, an effective, long-acting, reversible contraceptive implant, available…

SEATTLE (February 26, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Dr. David Shoultz has been appointed Director of Grantee and Partner Engagement. Previously a Deputy Director…

SEATTLE (February 8, 2013) — Our sympathy goes out to the victims and their families who were caught up in this morning’s terrible attack in Nigeria’s Kano State. Any attack…

SEATTLE (February 4, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the winner of the second Gates Vaccine Innovation Award. The announcement was made in Bill Gates’ fifth annual…

PHOENIX (January 8, 2013) – The Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, a three-year study designed to determine how to best identify and promote great teaching, today released its third…

SEATTLE (January 8, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Dr. Penny M. Heaton has been named Director of Vaccine Development within the Global Health Program.…