Health Aug 04 Gates Foundation pledges $2.5B for women’s health worldwide By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas
Health Oct 16 Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio. Here’s why it’s been a struggle for decades The initiative is trying to end the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said in a statement Sunday. By Associated Press
Nation May 03 Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are ending marriage The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, who launched the world's largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. By Associated Press
World Feb 22 Watch 12:21 Bill Gates on tackling climate change and the ongoing pandemic response All of us face the risk that extreme weather events like the recent one in Texas will become more common and more destructive occurrences because of climate change. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has studied climate change for years, and he…
World Jul 14 Global vaccine plan may allow rich countries to buy more Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make that happen may allow rich countries to reinforce their own stockpiles while making fewer doses available for… By Maria Cheng, Associated Press
Apr 07 Watch 12:23 Bill Gates on where the COVID-19 pandemic will hurt the most By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Vinopal, Courtney Norris Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has spent the last few decades working to improve global health through his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One area of focus has been reducing the spread of infectious disease -- a mission… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 8:00 Melinda Gates on her foundation’s work and the need to ‘lift up women’ worldwide The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 9:02 Investment in Africa needed to keep extreme poverty on the wane, Bill and Melinda Gates say For all of the progress made in fighting poverty and disease in recent years, those strides could stall because of rapid population growth in some African countries, according to a new warning from the Gates Foundation. Bill and Melinda Gates… Continue watching
Jul 20 Why didn’t this program aimed at boosting teacher effectiveness help students? By Madeline Will, Education Week The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s multi-million-dollar, multi-year effort aimed at making teachers more effective largely fell short of its goal to increase student achievement — including among low-income and minority students, a new study found. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 8:45 Why Melinda Gates thinks the U.S. must protect foreign aid By PBS News Hour As President Trump stressed his “America-first” approach in remarks to the United Nations this week, Bill and Melinda Gates hosted a conference to unveil the results of a three-year-long Gates Foundation study on the world’s major health issues. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching