Thanks to incredible work and dedication, the number of children paralyzed by polio each year has fallen by more than 99% ...

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 ...

Started by the Gates Foundation, Goalkeepers is a catalyst for action toward these goals—bringing together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress toward ending poverty and fighting ...

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.

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 24, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growing up on a small farm in Kenya, I lived a life defined by gender roles every moment of the day. My mother, sisters, and I worked endlessly in the fields and at home, while my brothers had time ...

Long before she devoted her life to studying mosquitoes, Corine Ngufor knew their scourge. Growing up in Cameroon, “I was condemned to suffer from malaria,” she says. “My siblings and I would just ...

When Yaw Bediako saw scientists and researchers departing Ghana, he made a life-changing pivot to keep brilliant minds in his country. After a grueling year of applications, interviews, and anxiety, ...

When I was a pediatrician in Pakistan, I worked for many years in a community on the outskirts of Karachi called Rehri Goth. It was a poor village best known for fishing. But I knew it as a place ...