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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Amy Pollack as Director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
SEATTLE, April 13, 2018 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Amy Pollack, MD, FACOG, FACPM has been named director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. She…
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Initiative Announced to End Malaria in Central America and the Dominican Republic
DAVOS, Switzerland – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carlos Slim Foundation today announced an initiative to support seven Central American countries and…
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Investing in Africa: the EU and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commit a further €100 million
BRUSSELS (25 January 2018) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced their commitment to contribute to the EU’s External Investment Plan. The Gates Foundation will contribute $50 million…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Statement on Intention to Create Non-Profit Medical Research Institute
SEATTLE (April 25, 2017) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation intends to establish a non-profit medical research institute that will combat diseases that disproportionately impact the poor in low-…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation boosts vital work of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Media ContactsIHME | Kayla Albrecht | 206-897-3792 | [email protected] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 206-709-3400 | [email protected] SEATTLE (January 25, 2017) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and…
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Global Britain, Global Health
LONDON/SEATTLE (October 27, 2016) – Today Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, and Secretary of State for International Development, Priti Patel, will join over 1,000 of the world’s leading scientists in London…
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Bill Gates’ statement on the outcome of the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference for 2017-2019
SEATTLE (September 17, 2016) – “Given the many challenges governments face today, I’m inspired by the generosity of partners at this replenishment. It is a great outcome. The commitments made…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Statement on Wild poliovirus in Nigeria
SEATTLE (August 11th, 2016) – The foundation is deeply concerned about the confirmation of wild poliovirus in Nigeria on what would have been the two-year anniversary with no reported cases on…
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces $80 Million Commitment To Close Gender Data Gaps and Accelerate Progress for Women and Girls
SEATTLE/COPENHAGEN (May 17, 2016) – In her keynote speech today at the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced that the…
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Nigerian Governors Partner with Dangote Foundation, Gates Foundation, and USAID to Bring Life-saving Vaccines to Children
KADUNA (January 20, 2016) – In a ceremony at the Kaduna State Government House, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, chair of the Dangote Foundation; Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda…