It was an honor to speak at this year’s #AspenIdeas Festival with Vilas Dhar, Anne Finucane, Henry Timms, and Perri Peltz; thank you for the insightful conversation about philanthropy’s tremendous potential in our world. In a global environment too often defined by crisis and

Today, we received Warren Buffett’s generous annual gift to the Gates Foundation, bringing his total contribution since 2006 to approximately $43B. We are deeply grateful for Warren’s dedication to advancing the foundation’s mission to create a world where everyone can live a

Nepal reduced extreme poverty from 25% to 4%. The International Development Association will be critical to support Nepal’s homegrown green, resilient, and inclusive development agenda for the country’s sustainable and inclusive growth. Watch this video: wrld.bg/IUI450Rwint

Equity exemplar! Mike Bloomberg’s $1 billion tuition offset for Johns Hopkins University Medical School students paves a career path for the best and brightest of all means to advance global health. Read more: washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

The @GatesFoundation partners with the World Bank’s IDA - World Bank to create a world in which every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life. #IDAworks to ensure no one is left behind. wrld.bg/6NNc50SrpNS Bill Gates

The KEN SHE study, led by Dr. Ruanne Barnabas and her team, set out to find the efficacy of a single dose HPV vaccine. What they found was one giant step forward in helping save the lives of millions of women across the globe. Learn more: gates.ly/4cymfpN

Nearly 800 women a day die in childbirth, most preventable, leaving families devastated. Ethiopia’s 70% reduction in maternal mortality since 1990 is a beacon of hope & shows how targeted interventions can change maternal health worldwide. #MaternalHealth exemplars.health/topics/neonata…

The debt crisis impacting several low-income countries is diverting money that could be spent improving and saving lives. World leaders have the power to write a new story. Through affordable financing and innovative debt solutions, they can help low-income countries unlock

At the upcoming meetings of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the G-20, world leaders must take action to help low-income countries out of the debt crisis, argues Mark Suzman. trib.al/Tnwo3pO

A recent piece from The Economist highlights the critical role of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life and explains how small investments in nutrition could help everyone reach their full potential economist.com/leaders/2024/0…

The power of #AI must be deliberately focused on supporting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Today on #AIAppreciationDay, I celebrate innovators like Nneka Mobisson from mDoc Healthcare whose work with is advancing AI as a tool for global health equity. gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles…

Throughout his life, Nelson Mandela never wavered in his devotion to democracy and equality. He fought against injustice and was a voice for the oppressed. He once said, “It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it.” I’ve always found inspiration in these

.Darren Walker has been a tireless advocate for equality and justice, and a transformative leader at the Ford Foundation. Under his leadership, they have been able to improve countless lives and made great progress in addressing racial and gender disparities. I want to

I am constantly inspired by Bill Gates’ philanthropic spirit and drive to positively impact our planet. His optimistic vision for the future of global health and climate innovation is what we strive for at the Gates Foundation—but it is not something we can accomplish alone.

Supporting the work of our partners at the IDA - World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) is critical to our mission at the Gates Foundation: 1. IDA is the largest source of external development financing for low-income countries. 2. IDA drives sustainable change in

Hello everyone! Corine Ngufor-Kalu here, honored to be taking over Trevor Mundel's LinkedIn to mark #WorldMosquitoDay. I'm an Associate Professor of medical entomology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Join me on LinkedIn to learn more about my malaria vector control work. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

The escalating outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and several other African countries is deeply concerning. The tragic human impact of the outbreak, with hundreds of lives already lost—mostly children—is an urgent signal that coordination, cooperation, and

A new study confirms biannual doses of azithromycin can reduce child mortality rates by 14% in the most at-risk regions and suggests broadening the age range of administration. Learn more from our partners at UC San Francisco, Niger State Ministry of Health and CRISP-Niger: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

73% of the SDG targets are reliant on gender equality. The latest Equal Measures 2030 Index is a reminder that more must be done to advance gender equality and shows us why gender is a central focus in helping us achieve broader development outcomes. theguardian.com/global-develop…