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LLondon School of Hygiene Celebrates New Funding to Fight Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis
LONDON — The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has received grants funding totalling $46.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and $12.7 million from other partners,…
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Update on Gates Foundation Malaria Grants
Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to let you know that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded 13 new grants—totaling nearly $200 million—to help fight malaria. The funding will support…
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Proposals Sought for Innovative Global Health Research – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that beginning March 31, 2008, it will accept grant proposals for the first…
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Statement on House Committee Action on Global AIDS, TB, and Malaria – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] This bipartisan bill is an important step toward renewing and strengthening the U.S. commitment to fighting AIDS, TB, and malaria—diseases that, together, kill…
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First Microinsurance Agency Established in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — The First Microinsurance Agency (FMiA) was inaugurated today as Pakistan’s first dedicated micro-insurance agency. FMiA will provide innovative life and health microinsurance products that are carefully tailored…
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NEPAD-Michigan State University Partnership to Bolster Africa’s Biosafety Capacity
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and Michigan State University today announced a $1.5 million grant to MSU from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation…
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Grant to Support Women’s Programs in West Africa
DAKAR, Senegal — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $19 million grant to a poverty reduction and women’s empowerment project supported by the United Nations Development Programme…
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Statement on U.S. Effort to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Today, President George W. Bush proposed expanding U.S. efforts to fight neglected tropical diseases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In…
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Alternative High School Initiative to Increase Support for At-Risk Students and Out-of-School Youth
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Alternative High School Initiative (AHSI) today announced a new project to deepen the capacity of its member organizations and enhance the quality of its network of…
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CEO Patty Stonesifer Announces Transition
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE– Patty Stonesifer, Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today announced that she will be transitioning from her role…