WASHINGTON, D.C., and SEATTLE (May 12, 2022) – Today, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a new financial commitment of up to US$125 million to help end the acute...
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Qatar Fund for Development and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Jointly Pledge up to US$200 Million in New Partnership to Help Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
DOHA, Qatar (March 27, 2022) – Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today, at the 2022 Doha Forum, a new strategic partnership called Nanmo, or “growing...
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Open Philanthropy, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Launch Initiative to Support New Antiviral Medicines for Future Pandemics
Global initiative will accelerate the discovery and development of antiviral drug candidates that can be distributed quickly and equitably next time the world faces a pandemic threat COPENHAGEN – SAN...
Bill Gates Meets Prime Minister Imran Khan to Discuss Progress Against Polio, Steps to Overcome Final Challenges to Eradication
SEATTLE (February 17, 2022) – Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today met with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and other leaders in Islamabad to discuss the country's...
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L'Équipe Europe et la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates octroient une enveloppe supplémentaire de plus de 100 millions d'euros aux autorités africaines de réglementation des médicaments avant le sommet UE-UA
Soutenant sans réserve les travaux de l'Agence de développement de l'Union africaine (AUDA-NEPAD) visant à renforcer les autorités de réglementation des médicaments et à améliorer la sécurité...
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Ahead of EU-AU Summit, African medicines regulators receive boost of more than 100 million euros from Team Europe and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In a strong endorsement of the work of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) to strengthen medicines regulators and improve health security on the African continent, the European...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome Pledge US$300 Million to CEPI for COVID-19 Pandemic Response and to Accelerate Epidemic Preparedness
SEATTLE and LONDON (January 18, 2022) – Today the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome each pledged US$150 million for a total of US$300 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and UNICEF Announce $150 Million Guarantee to Support Access to Vaccines and Health Supplies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
New four-year commitment will help UNICEF procure COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines; mitigate the pandemic’s disruption of routine immunization; and support the procurement of other essential...
At 2021 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces initiatives to support cutting-edge science in low- and middle-income countries and help end the COVID crisis
The foundation commits initial $50 million towards a new 10-year program and awards science leadership fellowships to 14 African scientists SEATTLE (November 8, 2021) – Today at the 17th Grand...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $315 million to support innovations that help smallholder farmers adapt to climate threats
SEATTLE, November 2, 2021 – Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US $315 million to the CGIAR global agriculture research...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits up to $120 Million to Accelerate Access to COVID-19 Drug for Lower-Income Countries, Calls on Other Donors to Mobilize Resources
Financial commitment aims to secure dedicated, low-cost supply of molnupiravir, if the drug is authorized by regulators; builds on long-term efforts to increase access to tests, treatments, vaccines ...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits $922 Million to Advance Global Nutrition to Help Women and Children
The foundation’s largest nutrition commitment to date comes as malnutrition rates are rising while foreign aid levels are decreasing NEW YORK (September 23, 2021) – The Bill & Melinda Gates...
2021 Goalkeepers Report: Innovation and Inequity
Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers Report Finds Stark Disparities in COVID-19 Impacts New data reveals world stepped up to prevent worst-case scenarios from happening; spotlights need for...
Lualaba province affirms commitment to strengthening routine immunization in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle/Kinshasa, June 15, 2020 – Her excellency Fifi Masuka Saini, governor of Lualaba Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Chris Elias, President of Global Development at the...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to increase access to safe and affordable COVID-19 vaccines in lower-income countries
Foundation urgently calls for high-income countries to share at least 1 billion excess COVID-19 doses with lower-income countries in 2021 to accelerate global vaccine access and save lives SEATTLE,...
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ACT now, ACT together: 2020-2021 Impact Report
ACT-Accelerator one year on The ACT-Accelerator marks its first anniversary today with a special report on the global alliance’s progress against the COVID-19 pandemic. The “ACT Now, ACT Together:...
Près de 355,000 doses de vaccin contre la COVID-19 expédiées par l’intermédiaire du mécanisme COVAX sont arrivées au Niger
NIAMEY (Niger), le 14 avril 2021 - Près de 355,000 doses de vaccins contre la COVID-19, expédiées par l’intermédiaire du mécanisme COVAX sont arrivées le 14 avril 2021 à Niamey, au Niger. Cette...
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Evidence Review of Women’s Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
It has been more than a year since COVID-19 lockdowns began, and economic recovery is a top priority for governments, donors, and international financial institutions (IFIs) worldwide, including in...
Rotary-led Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia awarded US$6 million to reduce burden of malaria in heavily affected districts
LUSAKA, Zambia (March 9, 2021) — To help end a leading cause of illness and death in the southern African country of Zambia, a Rotary club-led initiative aims to save and improve lives by empowering...
Strengthening gender measures and data in the COVID-19 era: An urgent need for change
COVID-19 may be gender blind, but it is not gender neutral. Emerging evidence shows tremendous gender disparities in the health and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic, with a...