Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) Updates

The Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation sees a record number of donors pledge towards Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, securing more than EUR 7.7 billion towards a target budget of EUR...

Amid historic foreign aid cuts, Bill Gates urges wealthy nations to invest in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which provides lifesaving vaccines to more than half of the world’s children SEATTLE (June...

Commits to partnering with governments that put people’s health and wellbeing first ADDIS ABABA (June 2, 2025) – In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates Foundation...

Authors: Susan Fuller, Nicky Dent, Hedwig Deconinck and Marie McGrath This views piece was written to highlight the critical need to strengthen maternal care within the management of small and...

On foundation’s 25th anniversary, Bill Gates outlines ambitious goals, inspiration for donating most of his resources and new timeline to spend-down by 2045 SEATTLE (May 8, 2025) – On the occasion of...

JAKARTA (May 7, 2025) – The Gates Foundation reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with Indonesia during a high-level visit to Jakarta this week, underscoring a shared commitment to accelerating...

I am deeply disturbed by news reports that the U.S. Administration is considering withdrawing its support for Gavi. If true, and if Congress allows this to happen, the impacts will be devastating,...

The British public have always shown their compassion and support for the world’s poorest people, especially in times of crisis. The cuts that have been announced are deeply regrettable and will harm...

DAR ES SALAAM (5 February 2025) – President Samia Suluhu Hassan was presented the Global Goalkeeper Award by the Gates Foundation in recognition of Tanzania’s remarkable achievements in maternal,...

U.S. assistance programs, such as PEPFAR, deliver life-saving medicine, medical care, and combat hunger and starvation. These programs protect the health of Americans, bolster U.S. national security,...

Reinstating the Mexico City Policy puts access to critical services for millions of people at risk—especially access to health services for women and girls. For many women in the world’s poorest...

Providing access to essential health care for the world’s most vulnerable people not only reflects America’s core values, it strengthens global stability, security, and prosperity. The World Health...

BRUSSELS (5 December 2024) – The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with the close support of other Gavi donors and implementing countries, will co-host the Gavi 6.0 pledging Summit...

NEW YORK (September 24, 2024) – Today, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the European Union (EU) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they are developing new...

Introducción La carrera para alimentar a un mundo en pleno calentamiento La peor crisis de salud infantil del mundo es la desnutrición. El cambio climático está dificultando aún más la resolución de...

Points clés La malnutrition représente la crise mondiale la plus grave en matière de santé infantile. Aucun pays, aussi riche soit-il, n’est à l’abri. Plus de 400 millions d’enfants ne reçoivent pas...

Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s...

SEATTLE, (August 20, 2024) – 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,...

First commitment pledged by U.S. philanthropy Kirk Humanitarian to support global scale up of prenatal vitamins for women worldwide PARIS (May 31, 2024) — On the sidelines of the tennis Grand Slam...