Since January 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than US$2 billion to the global COVID-19 response. Our funding commitments for COVID-19 response draw from three sources: ...

This article originally appeared on Time.com. One of humanity’s most stunning achievements is something most people don’t even realize happened. In 2000, more than 10 million children died before they ...

When I first began practicing as an obstetrician-gynecologist, I was surprised to find that most medications commonly given to pregnant women hadn’t been specifically formulated for use in pregnancy.

ADDIS ABABA (June 2, 2025) – In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates urged African leaders to seize the moment to accelerate progress in ...

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 “There are too many urgent problems to ...

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 ...

SEATTLE (January 16, 2025) – At the start of the Gates Foundation’s 25th anniversary year, its governing board approved the largest budget in its history. The foundation will operate with a budget of ...

Nearly half the world's population lacks access to safe sanitation. Read how we're developing solutions to meet community needs and build climate resilience. About 3.5 billion people—half of the world ...

Every child deserves a fair chance to reach their full potential, and that starts with getting the health care and nutrition they need. Since the turn of the millennium, scientists and health workers ...

Whether we’re paying the rent, receiving a paycheck, splitting the cost of a meal, or simply buying a coffee, people in much of the world take digital banking for granted. Everything is handled with a ...

This article originally appeared on Economist.com. When historians write about the first quarter of the 21st century, they may sum it up this way: 20 years of unprecedented progress followed by five ...

I remember the day I first experienced artificial intelligence (AI) in education. It was the late ’90s, and I was a maths teacher at a school in London described as having “challenging circumstances.” ...