The end of AIDS used to seem like a pipe dream. But recent scientific discoveries, including a medicine called lenacapavir, can make it a re...
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Why I care about saving lives.
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I’m excited and worried about the era of AI. We need a plan to maximize the good and minimize the bad.
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The Government of Rwanda is partnering with the Gates Foundation and OpenAI on an effort to help health clinics improve care using AI.
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For a mother facing pregnancy complications, access to a fetal monitor can be lifesaving—especially in places where a doctor isn’t available...
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Science holds the key to stopping deadly pests like mosquitoes and screwworms.
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Lina Finda is making sure African communities have a say in how the world fights malaria.
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A world free of malaria is within reach thanks to new tools.
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In Tanzania, scientists have created a revolutionary mosquito that is incapable of transmitting malaria.
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If you're reading this, you can thank probably antibiotics for saving your life.
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No child will ever die from smallpox again. This is what progress looks like.
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Rwanda is proof of how much progress can be made when innovation reaches the people who need it most.
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A new wave of long-acting HIV preventatives has the potential to transform the fight against HIV/AIDS. By providing strong protection withou...
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An Indian company has created a retinal scanner that can detect gestational diabetes—and help bring down the rate of stillbirths.
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Making every minute count
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I'm still an optimist, but these days, my optimism comes with footnotes.
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With the right resources and a sustained commitment, I’m confident we can make polio history.
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America’s health aid has been saving lives. Cutting it now is a huge mistake.
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Agnes Nambozo goes to extraordinary lengths to vaccinate children in Uganda.
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During a recent visit to Delhi, I met with three women who are using drones to boost their income and India’s agricultural productivity.
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How CGIAR is feeding our future
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I know that child mortality is an awful thing to think about. But “why do children die” is one of the most important questions ever, because...
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Brazil’s journey in healthcare and development is inspiring. From lifting people out of poverty to cutting child mortality, the country can ...
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The results of India’s commitment to stopping measles are stunning.
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As big as the problems facing the world are right now, my visit to India last week reminded me that our capacity to solve them is even bigge...
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Guinea worm once infected 3.5 million people every year. Thanks to heroes like Makoy, that number dropped to 13 last year.
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What kangaroos can teach us about saving lives
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The goal of no more pandemics ever is ambitious, but the progress we’ve made over the last two years—including the huge leaps forward we’ve ...
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Vaccines are amazing—but they can be even better. In this video I explain what’s on the cutting edge of immunization.
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If we’re going to make COVID-19 the last pandemic, the world needs to get to work right away on three key areas.
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We need a permanent organization of experts who are fully paid and prepared to mount a coordinated response to a dangerous outbreak at any t...
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Even as the world seeks to end the current COVID-19 pandemic, we need to also be thinking about how to prevent future pandemics. That’s just...
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The virus that causes COVID-19 is mutating. Here is what you should know if you want to understand how variants are (and aren’t) complicatin...
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When it comes to killing humans, no other animal—not sharks, snakes, or crocodiles—is as deadly as the mosquito. But in the fight against de...
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A year ago, many people feared that COVID-19 disruptions to malaria control and treatment would lead a dramatic increase in malaria deaths. ...
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Sanitation Showcase
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I recently got to check out the Omniprocessor, an ingenious machine designed and built by Janicki Bioenergy, which turns human waste into wa...
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The iron lung was one of the greatest tools to fight against one of the worst outcomes of polio. Today, it’s the iron will of the thousands ...
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Meeting the Musahar
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Mosquitoes are out biting every night, infecting millions of people with malaria—a disease that kills a child every other minute of every da...
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance works with governments to make sure that every child has access to the lifesaving vaccines they need.
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A new surveillance program in the Seattle area is detecting cases of COVID-19 and helping guide public health responses.
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Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus.
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Exploring Dollar Street
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William Wu changed his career to help the poor
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Why I love fertilizer
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Fixing flaws in photosynthesis could help boost productivity of our most important crops.
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My friend Aliko Dangote and I are working together to fight malnutrition.
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The Future of Farming
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Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
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Why I Would Raise Chickens Share
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Almost Zero: Malaria Elimination in Swaziland
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Nobody Likes Mosquitoes
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Lunchtime in Africa
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Mosquito Wars
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Bill Gates visited the Bread Lab in Washington state where researchers are doing new things with one of the world’s oldest staple foods.
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Join Bill Gates on his trip to visit an Australian Agriculture Company (AACo) facility in Australia where they focus on using data and techn...
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Strong coffee, stronger women
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Lets Make TB History
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There are about a dozen different diseases that are spread to humans by mosquito bites including dengue, yellow fever, Zika, chikungunya, an...
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South Africa: Virtually There
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a tragedy but as awful as this epidemic has been, the next one could be much worse.
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How Dinosaurs Could Help Us Fight Malnutrition
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Eradicating Malaria in a Generation
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Love Life of Plants Cornell University
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An Eye for Innovation Imagine Cup 2014
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Why Does Hunger Still Exist Africas Table Day One
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Fortifying the Future Africa's Table: Day Two
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Increasing Awesome John Green Africas Table Day 5
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Why I Gave Blood to Defeat Dengue Mosquito Week
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Outsmarting Mosquitoes Prosper Chaki Mosquito Week
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What It Takes to Kill Malaria Mosquito Week
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Mosquito Week 2014
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World AIDS Day 2012
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MDGs Dream with a Deadline
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When Bill Gates went to India recently, he got an update on the country's progress with making more-affordable vaccines and more-productive ...
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Behind the Scenes at the Vaccine Summit
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Ghana: Mobile Technology for Global Health
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Mozambique: Mobile Technology for Global Health
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The River of Myths
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Turning the Corner on Polio in 2012
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World Polio Day A Day to Learn Act Donate
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Partnering With Bono On Foreign Aid
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France Committed to Aid
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Innovations In Polio Mapping
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The Story of Florence
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HIV AIDS Avahan
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Urban Health Initiative
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Ethiopia: Exciting Innovations in Agriculture and Health
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Charting a Course to End Malaria
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David Oshinsky, the author of "Polio: An American Story" reflects on the history of polio and the final push needed for eradication.
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Bills Annual Letter End Polio Now
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Going the Last Mile in India
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Bills Annual Letter A Health Emergency
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Seeing Self Help in Action in India
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Simple Advances Amazing Benefits in Africa
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Bill Gates traveled to India to see how new investments by the Indian government are improving medical care in poor communities.
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