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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Check out these great pictures from the world’s largest malaria vaccine trial, currently underway in seven African countries.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “Extending vaccines to the world’s poorest” by Joe Cerrell, director of Global Health Policy & Advocacy at the foundation.
Source: blogs.reuters.com
–Joe Cerrell is director of Global Health Policy and Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. He oversees the foundation’s global health communications, public policy, and international finance. The views expressed are his own. –
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The leading killer of children under five is pneumonia. Now, UNICEF and WHO are launching a plan that could save more than five million children over six years.
UNICEF - Press centre - WHO/UNICEF launch new action plan against pneumonia, the leading killer of c
Source: www.unicef.org
NEW YORK, 1 November 2009 – More than five million children could be saved over six years if a comprehensive plan to tackle pneumonia is adopted worldwide, according to UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Did you miss the live webcast? The video of Bill and Melinda Gates' "We Are Impatient Optimists" speech is now live on our website. Share your thoughts about the presentation in the comments, on our discussion board, or contribute on Twitter using the hashtag #iochat.
Source: www.gatesfoundation.org
Join Bill & Melinda Gates in a celebration of the millions of lives that have been saved, improved and empowered because of the investments in global health made by the U.S. and its partners around the world.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Please join us for Bill & Melinda's live presentation "Why We Are Impatient Optimists". The live discussion will open on our web site starting at 3:30pm PDT / 6:30pm EDT and the webcast will begin at 4pm PDT/ 7pm EDT. See you there!
Source: www.gatesfoundation.org
Join Bill & Melinda Gates in a celebration of the millions of lives that have been saved, improved and empowered because of the investments in global health made by the U.S. and its partners around the world.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Save the date. You're invited to a live webcast presentation by Bill and Melinda Gates. On October 27, at 7pm EDT, come find out why they are Impatient Optimists.
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“LIVING PROOF: Why we are Impatient Optimists” is a story about success. Millions of lives have been saved, improved and empowered because of the investments in global health made by the U.S. and its partners around the world.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Great coverage of Living Proof from The Hill: “Melinda Gates praises Presidents Obama and Bush for their anti-AIDS efforts.
Source: thehill.com
Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and co-chairwoman of the Gates Foundation, praised President George W. Bush for his global health efforts and the Obama administration for continuing them.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Today we announced 76 grants of $100,000 each. From chewing gum to chocolate, the scientists were selected for their unconventional projects to fight infectious diseases. Learn more about the Round 3 Winners for Grand Challenges Explorations.
Source: www.gatesfoundation.org
Grand Challenges Explorations is a foundation-funded grant program supporting innovative, early-stage research projects that focus on improving the health of people in the developing world.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Millennium Development Goals call for an end to poverty by 2015. We believe that helping small farmers grow and sell more with sustainable farming methods might be one way make progress against hunger, malnutrition, and poverty within our lifetime. What do you think? Watch our video and share your ideas in the comments!
Source: www.gatesfoundation.org
Our investments in agriculture are guided by two principles - we focus on small farmers, and we make investments across the value chain. We believe that that small farmers are the key to success in the fight against hunger and poverty.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Watch a new video called "Millions Fed: Pathways to Prosperity" to learn about two successful agricultural development projects that are focused on improving the lives of small farmers.
Source: www.gatesfoundation.org
In this video, learn about two projects—one in Africa, one in Asia—that are having a significant impact on farmer productivity and are providing a pathway out of hunger and poverty for millions.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation America Ferrera to help Nothing But Nets on the season premiere of Ugly Betty tonight -- sneak preview on their web site!
Source: www.nothingbutnets.net
The UN Foundation has been working with the UN to fight malaria for years. But it was a column that Rick Reilly wrote about malaria in Sports Illustrated--and thousands of letters and donations from people like you--that led to the creation the Nothing But Nets campaign. ...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Watch the live webcast of Bill Gates speech from the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. Starts in about 30 min at 9:15 a.m. CDT. (Thanks to the DesMoines Register for the livestream!)
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A live webcast of Bill Gates' keynote address at the 2009 World Food Prize Symposium in DesMoines, IA, beginning at 9:15am CDT on October 15, 2009.
