Over the last 25 years, the number of global childhood deaths was cut in half, to under 5 million per year. And maternal mortality has fallen globally by about 40%. A lot of progress has been made, ...

Discover how Professor Shabir Madhi is advancing maternal vaccines to safeguard newborns from RSV, GBS, and more.

Gargee Ghosh calls for a bold reset of development finance amid a sharp decline in global aid budgets and compounding global ...

The Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation sees a record number of donors pledge towards Gavi, the Vaccine ...

There’s no denying: this is a global health crisis. Between the U.S. cuts and other funding cuts, in total, aid in total has gone down by 30 billion this year alone. It reinforces the incredible ...

Kenya’s success with a new post-partum hemorrhage protocol could improve maternal health care across Africa and beyond.

NEW YORK -- It was announced that the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region, Inc. announced today that it has received a $1,730,000 gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

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 ...

This article was originally published on Gates Notes. When I first began thinking about how to give away my wealth, I did what I always do when I start a new project: I read a lot of books. I read ...

The Gates Foundation’s mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life. We take our compliance obligations seriously to ensure we can operate ...

From early childhood, we each saw how our parents helped out in our local communities, and we were taught that anything is possible. Unfortunately, factors outside of anyone’s control make it hard for ...

What we do not fund In general, and except in specific circumstances as noted on certain grant applications, the foundation is unable to make grants directly to individuals. The majority of our ...