When Yaw Bediako saw scientists and researchers departing Ghana, he made a life-changing pivot to keep brilliant minds in his country.

When COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation globally, it highlighted the difference between strong and weak digital infrastructure. Countries have a narrow window to ensure they have digital ...

Explore 25 years of progress in global health, education, and equity—and discover the stories shaping our future.

David Sotto leads strategy development and business operations for the Women’s Health Innovations team, which works to advance women’s health R&D in contraception, gynecological care, and infectious ...

Edwige Fortier oversees advocacy efforts to increase attention to and funding for four global health multilateral organizations that the foundation supports: the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to spending $8.6 billion in 2024 to help meet mounting needs and fund innovative ways to save and improve lives. Many philanthropists are stepping up, ...

The Bangladeshi government’s quick action to pay garment workers digitally during the pandemic led to enormous dividends for women workers—and demonstrated the power of financial inclusion to improve ...

This article was originally published on Gates Notes. When I first began thinking about how to give away my wealth, I did what I always do when I start a new project: I read a lot of books. I read ...

The $200 billion return on the the $10 billion investment in global healthcare is not a simple exercise. Learn how the Foundation is measuring the impact of their global health financing.

The world is inching closer than ever to eradicating polio. More hard work lies ahead, but government leadership in Pakistan and the dedication of partners and vaccinators on the ground are creating ...

Scientists, researchers, and implementers from 103 different nations stepped forward with great ideas on how to leverage AI to solve complex issues facing their communities. Of the grant recipients, ...

Rural women farmers might be the world’s most extraordinary unsung agents of change when it comes to climate resilience. These women make up nearly half the world’s agricultural workforce and produce ...