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 ...

NEW YORK -- The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a collaboration to ...

To improve the livelihoods and economic mobility of low-income women in India by accelerating and scaling AI-driven innovations that expand their access to markets, finance, and income opportunities.

Cabo Verde’s decades-long effort to eliminate malaria shows how persistence, partnership, and local leadership can create a ...

Last year, a man named Chuck Feeney died, at the age of 92. Feeney was a billionaire, but you might not have heard of him. He purposely led a low-profile life—he wore a ten-dollar watch and, in his ...

When you ask women, “What are the barriers to improving your family’s income?” you learn something surprising. All around the world, in low-, middle-, and high-income countries, they cite the same ...

We have been experiencing one of the most difficult periods in modern history. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 2 million people, sickened millions more, devastated the global economy, and ...

It is one of the cruel ironies of climate change’s impact that the families and communities least responsible for this global crisis are the ones feeling its most extreme repercussions. Africa ...

To address climate catastrophe, reducing emissions is not enough. New solutions must help smallholder farmers and families adapt to a changing world. If the world does not muster the will to help ...

When Yaw Bediako saw scientists and researchers departing Ghana, he made a life-changing pivot to keep brilliant minds in his country. After a grueling year of applications, interviews, and anxiety, ...

This article originally appeared on Fortune.com. When WHO announced late last month that researchers in South Africa and Botswana had identified a new COVID-19 variant, dubbed Omicron, the immediate ...

Malaria has been around for a long time, and yet it’s constantly evolving. The mosquitoes that transmit malaria have a remarkable ability to adapt and overcome our best defenses. In the face of ...