Bill Gates says recent breakthroughs could save millions—but only if governments maintain support. Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images Funding for global health is shrinking rapidly amid…
Read more Bill Gates Calls US Aid Cuts a ‘Paradox’ Amid Historic Global Health ProgressThis isn’t the first time Bill Gates has poured money into Alzheimer’s research. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s…
Read more Bill Gates Launches $1M A.I. Competition to Tackle Alzheimer’sIBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African…
Read more Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in AfricaSince childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet.…
Read more An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely survivingEven the most prominent business figures have felt imposter syndrome. Philanthropist Melinda French Gates sat down with Jay Shetty on the “On Purpose” podcast this week to talk…
Read more Melinda French Gates: How I Overcame Imposter Syndrome | EntrepreneurOMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family Wednesday, but unlike his…
Read more Buffett donates over $750 million to his family charitiesNEW YORK — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database…
Read more Gates Foundation boosts GivingTuesday with $10M donationBERLIN — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used to help…
Read more Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globallyTopline The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Sunday it will donate $1.2 billion to help eradicate wild polio in the two remaining countries—Pakistan and Afghanistan—where the virus…
Read more Gates Foundation Pledges $1.2 Billion To Polio Eradication
