Saving lives

The Age of AI has begun

Artificial intelligence is as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet.

The future our grandchildren deserve

Times are hard. But I still believe we can make the world better for the next generation. Here's how.

The world's newest weapon against malaria? Mosquitoes

A city-dwelling mosquito threatening Africa sparks innovation in the fight against malaria.

Could perfume be our secret weapon in the war on mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes use their sense of smell to find new victims. A Swiss fragrance company is hoping to thwart them.

THE FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA

This factory breeds 30 million mosquitoes per week. Here’s why.

These mosquitoes are allies in the fight against dengue and other deadly viruses.

Sugar Fix

Mosquitoes love blood, but did you know they have an even bigger sweet tooth?

Malaria is deeply personal for this Kenyan scientist

Losing a brother to the disease supercharged her fight against malaria.

This factory breeds 30 million mosquitoes per week. Here’s why.

These mosquitoes are allies in the fight against dengue and other deadly viruses.

Sugar Fix

Mosquitoes love blood, but did you know they have an even bigger sweet tooth?

Malaria is deeply personal for this Kenyan scientist

Losing a brother to the disease supercharged her fight against malaria.

UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S

The reason I feel optimistic about the future of Alzheimer’s research

New breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s diagnostics may someday soon let us substantially alter the course of the disease.

Data could hold the key to stopping Alzheimer's

More data sharing will accelerate progress towards an Alzheimer’s breakthrough.

Talking Alzheimer’s, comedy, and marijuana with the Rogens

In the first episode of my new podcast, I asked Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen to help me understand how Alzheimer’s can be funny.

The reason I feel optimistic about the future of Alzheimer’s research

New breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s diagnostics may someday soon let us substantially alter the course of the disease.

Data could hold the key to stopping Alzheimer's

More data sharing will accelerate progress towards an Alzheimer’s breakthrough.

Talking Alzheimer’s, comedy, and marijuana with the Rogens

In the first episode of my new podcast, I asked Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen to help me understand how Alzheimer’s can be funny.

Learning Trips

My trip to India in pictures

Why my travels in India made me optimistic about the future.

On the road in Nigeria and Niger

These were some of my favorite moments from the last week in West Africa.

I’m visiting the country after four years away

I’m seeing first-hand some of the innovations that could contribute to global progress.

My trip to India in pictures

Why my travels in India made me optimistic about the future.

On the road in Nigeria and Niger

These were some of my favorite moments from the last week in West Africa.

I’m visiting the country after four years away

I’m seeing first-hand some of the innovations that could contribute to global progress.

Hope for Small Farmers

On Africa’s farms, the forecast calls for adaptation and innovation

In Kenya, I visited with a smallholder farmer using new tools and practices to fight back against climate change.

You’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are essential to feeding our future

No other institution has done as much to feed our world as CGIAR.

Clare Mukankusi will make you geek out on beans

Beans are a staple crop in Uganda. This plant breeder is working to make them more nutritious and easier to grow.

On Africa’s farms, the forecast calls for adaptation and innovation

In Kenya, I visited with a smallholder farmer using new tools and practices to fight back against climate change.

You’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are essential to feeding our future

No other institution has done as much to feed our world as CGIAR.

Clare Mukankusi will make you geek out on beans

Beans are a staple crop in Uganda. This plant breeder is working to make them more nutritious and easier to grow.

Addressing Malnutrition

How I cemented my friendship with Aliko Dangote

My friend Aliko Dangote and I are working together to fight malnutrition.

Lunchtime in Africa

More than a meal: The humblest of school lunches can transform lives and entire nations.

This doctor/novelist is tackling malnutrition

The woman behind the promising Grow Great campaign.

How I cemented my friendship with Aliko Dangote

My friend Aliko Dangote and I are working together to fight malnutrition.

Lunchtime in Africa

More than a meal: The humblest of school lunches can transform lives and entire nations.

This doctor/novelist is tackling malnutrition

The woman behind the promising Grow Great campaign.

Digital Technology for the Poor

Why the future is bright for the world’s poorest farmers

Technology is transforming agriculture and the fight against poverty.

Digital tech is turning the unbanked into the banked

More people have accounts than ever. Here’s what we need to do next.

How mobile phones are helping farmers grow bigger harvests

One company is helping poor farmers save money for the first time using their phones.

Why the future is bright for the world’s poorest farmers

Technology is transforming agriculture and the fight against poverty.

Digital tech is turning the unbanked into the banked

More people have accounts than ever. Here’s what we need to do next.

How mobile phones are helping farmers grow bigger harvests

One company is helping poor farmers save money for the first time using their phones.

Making Progress to Save Lives

The world is uniting to help this group

They’ll be saving 14,600 lives every day.

The future our grandchildren deserve

Times are hard. But I still believe we can make the world better for the next generation. Here's how.

We’re finally learning why countries excel at saving lives

A new program is spreading the word about the most successful approaches to health.

The world is uniting to help this group

They’ll be saving 14,600 lives every day.

The future our grandchildren deserve

Times are hard. But I still believe we can make the world better for the next generation. Here's how.

We’re finally learning why countries excel at saving lives

A new program is spreading the word about the most successful approaches to health.

Maternal and Infant Health

A gift for mothers and babies

Alain Nteff, a Cameroonian entrepreneur, is using cell phones to save the lives of pregnant women and infants.

How to save 3 million moms

How to reverse a horrific trend.

What kangaroos can teach us about saving lives

A simple, low-cost intervention can have a huge impact on newborn health.

A gift for mothers and babies

Alain Nteff, a Cameroonian entrepreneur, is using cell phones to save the lives of pregnant women and infants.

How to save 3 million moms

How to reverse a horrific trend.

What kangaroos can teach us about saving lives

A simple, low-cost intervention can have a huge impact on newborn health.

SAVING CHILDREN’S LIVES

Can this cooler save kids from dying?

These innovations are helping deliver vaccines to the most remote places on earth.

This virologist’s discovery saved millions of lives and helped launch our foundation

Ruth Bishop’s research uncovered a virus that was killing half a million children a year.

Why do children die?

The toughest question I’ve ever had to answer.

Can this cooler save kids from dying?

These innovations are helping deliver vaccines to the most remote places on earth.

This virologist’s discovery saved millions of lives and helped launch our foundation

Ruth Bishop’s research uncovered a virus that was killing half a million children a year.

Why do children die?

The toughest question I’ve ever had to answer.

Young African Leadership

Finding my voice in the fight against malaria

Meet a young Nigerian who has battled malaria as a patient, a doctor, and now as a Goalkeeper.

The world’s youngest continent

To see Africa through the eyes of its youth is to see a continent brimming with potential and opportunity.

How to unlock the talents of young Africans

An entrepreneur from Ghana on the continent’s growing population of young people.

Finding my voice in the fight against malaria

Meet a young Nigerian who has battled malaria as a patient, a doctor, and now as a Goalkeeper.

The world’s youngest continent

To see Africa through the eyes of its youth is to see a continent brimming with potential and opportunity.

How to unlock the talents of young Africans

An entrepreneur from Ghana on the continent’s growing population of young people.

Innovating for Global Health

My message to America’s top scientists

How two technologies can benefit the world’s poorest.

Here’s one great way to use your tech skills

This technologist changed his career to help the poor.

The Age of AI has begun

Artificial intelligence is as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet.

My message to America’s top scientists

How two technologies can benefit the world’s poorest.

Here’s one great way to use your tech skills

This technologist changed his career to help the poor.

The Age of AI has begun

Artificial intelligence is as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet.

Making Vaccines Affordable

A promising new vaccine candidate to protect children from their #1 killer

More than 670,000 children die from pneumonia every year. A new vaccine could save many lives.

A hero in the fight against the world’s longest-running pandemic

For the last 25 years, Dr. Firdausi Qadri has advocated for an affordable vaccine to save lives from cholera.

The Serum Institute of India

I toured the Serum Institute and met founder Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla.

A promising new vaccine candidate to protect children from their #1 killer

More than 670,000 children die from pneumonia every year. A new vaccine could save many lives.

A hero in the fight against the world’s longest-running pandemic

For the last 25 years, Dr. Firdausi Qadri has advocated for an affordable vaccine to save lives from cholera.

The Serum Institute of India

I toured the Serum Institute and met founder Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla.

Progress in India

My trip to India in pictures

Why my travels in India made me optimistic about the future.

India is winning its war on human waste

In India toilets are saving lives and boosting the economy.

Meeting the Musahar

A trip to a remote corner of India taught me a powerful lesson about what it will take to wipe out polio.

My trip to India in pictures

Why my travels in India made me optimistic about the future.

India is winning its war on human waste

In India toilets are saving lives and boosting the economy.

Meeting the Musahar

A trip to a remote corner of India taught me a powerful lesson about what it will take to wipe out polio.

Indian Heroes in the Field

Can goats empower women?

A group of Indian health workers is helping poor women gain financial independence by raising goats.

Making the world’s invisible people, visible

An ID can help improve the lives of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

Inspiring girls to believe in themselves

This hero’s school empowers girls to see their potential for greatness.

Can goats empower women?

A group of Indian health workers is helping poor women gain financial independence by raising goats.

Making the world’s invisible people, visible

An ID can help improve the lives of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

Inspiring girls to believe in themselves

This hero’s school empowers girls to see their potential for greatness.

Progress on the Tuberculosis Fight

Let’s Make TB History

By investing in R&D, I know it will be possible to discover new innovations that will make TB a disease of the past.

Good news in the fight to stop one of the world’s oldest diseases

We’ve finally moved into the next phase of the fight against tuberculosis.

What Would You Do to Save Paris?

How stopping tuberculosis is like saving Paris.

Let’s Make TB History

By investing in R&D, I know it will be possible to discover new innovations that will make TB a disease of the past.

Good news in the fight to stop one of the world’s oldest diseases

We’ve finally moved into the next phase of the fight against tuberculosis.

What Would You Do to Save Paris?

How stopping tuberculosis is like saving Paris.

ERADICATING POLIO

Going door to door, this hero brings the world closer to ending polio

19 million people who would have otherwise been paralyzed are now walking today thanks to heroes like Shumaila Rehmani.

Iron will

I can’t think of a more important moment than right now in the fight against polio.

Optimism and resolve on Pakistan’s last mile to end polio

I made my first trip ever to Pakistan to learn about the country’s incredible efforts to wipe out polio.

Going door to door, this hero brings the world closer to ending polio

19 million people who would have otherwise been paralyzed are now walking today thanks to heroes like Shumaila Rehmani.

Iron will

I can’t think of a more important moment than right now in the fight against polio.

Optimism and resolve on Pakistan’s last mile to end polio

I made my first trip ever to Pakistan to learn about the country’s incredible efforts to wipe out polio.

ADDRESSING HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA

These married scientists are leading the way on HIV

The Abdool Karims revolutionized the fight against AIDS. Now they’re helping the world tackle COVID-19 too.

Dr. Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma is saving lives with math

She’s a statistician who faced impossibly long odds.

Grassroot Soccer scores a hat trick for African youth

This organization uses the beautiful game to reach millions of young people with lifesaving services.

These married scientists are leading the way on HIV

The Abdool Karims revolutionized the fight against AIDS. Now they’re helping the world tackle COVID-19 too.

Dr. Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma is saving lives with math

She’s a statistician who faced impossibly long odds.

Grassroot Soccer scores a hat trick for African youth

This organization uses the beautiful game to reach millions of young people with lifesaving services.

PANDEMIC PREVENTION

Talking about the last pandemic at TED

A lot has changed since the last time I spoke on the TED stage.

My White House remarks on COVID

Everyone can step up commitments to end this pandemic and prevent the next one.

No more pandemics

5 posts based on my book about avoiding another global outbreak.

Talking about the last pandemic at TED

A lot has changed since the last time I spoke on the TED stage.

My White House remarks on COVID

Everyone can step up commitments to end this pandemic and prevent the next one.

No more pandemics

5 posts based on my book about avoiding another global outbreak.

Books on Global Health and Development

More books

Helping poor farmers grow their crops

One of the things I’ve learned working in global health and development is that when people in poor countries get enough food to eat, their health improves and they are less susceptible to disease. The Man Who Fed the World is a biography of Norman Borlaug, a brilliant agricultural scientist who understood this and saved a billion people from starvation.

Where do vaccine fears come from?

A new mother writes about the world of vaccines.

This book taught me a lot about the Spanish Flu

John M. Barry’s 2004 book The Great Influenza has never been more relevant.

Lessons from eradication

Nancy Leys Stepan has written a useful history of efforts to eliminate diseases.

How aid is working

Economist Charles Kenny shines a light on the real successes of aid.

Small adjustments to aid programs can yield big results

A great source of data-driven wisdom about development aid.

Helping poor farmers grow their crops

One of the things I’ve learned working in global health and development is that when people in poor countries get enough food to eat, their health improves and they are less susceptible to disease. The Man Who Fed the World is a biography of Norman Borlaug, a brilliant agricultural scientist who understood this and saved a billion people from starvation.

Where do vaccine fears come from?

A new mother writes about the world of vaccines.

This book taught me a lot about the Spanish Flu

John M. Barry’s 2004 book The Great Influenza has never been more relevant.

Lessons from eradication

Nancy Leys Stepan has written a useful history of efforts to eliminate diseases.

How aid is working

Economist Charles Kenny shines a light on the real successes of aid.

Small adjustments to aid programs can yield big results

A great source of data-driven wisdom about development aid.

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