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Malaria Vaccine Candidate has Promising Safety, Tolerability Profile in Infants
The first study to test GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) investigational RTS,S/AS02 malaria vaccine in African infants serves as the first proof of concept in this population that the vaccine has a promising…
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Reports of Significant Progress in Fight Against Malaria
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Significant gains in the fight against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa are being made, according to a new report released today. The…
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Bill and Melinda Gates Call for New Global Commitment to Chart a Course for Malaria Eradication
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Bill and Melinda Gates today called on global leaders to embrace “an audacious goal—to reach a day when no human being…
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Legumes Step Into the Limelight in the Tropics
PATANCHERU, India — Laden with nutrients and with a high commercial potential, legumes hold great promise for fighting hunger, increasing income and improving soil fertility. However, legumes thus far have…
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Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Names Alan Bernstein as Inaugural Executive Director, Opens New Secretariat
CAPE TOWN, South Africa–At the Keystone Symposium in Cape Town today, the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise announced the appointment of its first executive director and the opening of a new…
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Statement on Cleveland School Shooting – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
We are all very saddened to hear the news today of the shooting at Success Tech Academy. This is a tragedy that underscores for all of us how precious each…
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Grant to Johns Hopkins Will Support Journalism Fellowships on Global Health and Development
Felisa Neuringer KlubesJohns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International StudiesPhone: 202.663.5626 Sonja MatanovicInternational Reporting ProjectPhone: 202.663.7726 Washington, DC — The International Reporting Project (IRP) at The Johns…
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New Grants Initiative to Spur Innovative Research in Global Health
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is committing $100 million over five years to…
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David Bley Named Director of Pacific Northwest Initiative
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today named David Bley director of the foundation’s Pacific Northwest initiative. The Pacific Northwest is…
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Henry Ford Learning Institute Launches National Network of Community-Based High Schools
Lisa KreinbringHenry Ford Learning InstitutePhone: 248.259.4066 Kristen KinleyFord Motor Company Phone: 313.337.2786 CHICAGO — Henry Ford Learning Institute (HFLI), Ford Motor Company Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and community…