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Gates Foundation urges global leaders to target scarce resources where they save the most lives
KAMPALA, December 4, 2025 — The number of children dying before their 5th birthday is projected to rise for the first time this century, reversing decades of global progress, according to new data published…
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Gates Foundation announces US$ 2.5bln to spark new era of women-centered research and innovation
SEATTLE, August 5, 2025 –– The Gates Foundation has committed US$ 2.5 billion through 2030 to accelerate research and development [R&D] focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more…
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Bill Gates to direct majority of US$ 200bln pledge toward Africa’s future
ADDIS ABABA, June 3, 2025 – In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates urged African leaders to seize the moment to accelerate…
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Global philanthropies launch landmark initiative to accelerate maternal-newborn survival in Africa
ABU DHABI April 29, 2025 — A coalition of global philanthropies today announced the launch of the Beginnings Fund, a new philanthropic initiative committed to accelerating maternal and newborn survival across Africa.…
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Faith Leaders Call On The Gates Foundation To Drop AGRA
SOUTH AFRICA – In August 2021, an alliance of African faith leaders delivered a powerful message to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: “Stop promoting failing and harmful high-input Green Revolution programs,…
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