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Buzz off

Small bugs, big breakthroughs

Science holds the key to stopping deadly pests like mosquitoes and screwworms.

An illustration of a mosquito made with dots.

Proof of progress

Bad news isn’t the only news

There are reasons to be hopeful about the future, if you know where to look.

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The doctor can see you now

Expanding access to health care through AI

Today’s AI can transform health care systems and support health care workers the world over.

The last mile

We’re closer than ever to eradicating polio

...And closer than ever to seeing a resurgence.

An illustration of a hand dropping an oral polio vaccine into an open mouth.

No fever dream

How the U.S. got rid of malaria

This is how a parasite helped build the CDC and changed public health forever.

An illustration of a mosquito and images related to malaria elimination in the U.S.

No laughing matter

A gut-wrenching problem we can solve

Diarrhea used to be one of the biggest killers of kids—but now it’s one of the greatest global health success stories.

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Reasons for hope

Welcome to the next phase of the Alzheimer’s fight

I am blown away by how much we have learned about Alzheimer’s disease over the last couple years.

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The last chapter

My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth

During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation, we gave away more than $100 billion. Over the next two decades, we will double our giving.

Bill Gates sits and visits with a farmer in a Basa shelter in the Khagaria District in the state of Bihar in India.

Urban invader

The world’s newest weapon against malaria? Mosquitoes

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

Woman releasing mosquitos from a canister

Bad air

A big threat to malaria eradication

Climate change could stall the world’s amazing progress on health.

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