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Now Is The Time to Act: Fighting HIV, AIDS, Malaria

Shane O'Halloran — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:42 -0700

This year the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced a replenishment goal of 15 billion US-dollars in the fight against these terrible diseases.

Wanted: Creative Superheroes to "Do Good"

Tom Scott — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:08:29 -0700

Today, in partnership with the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, we are launching the Cannes Chimera Initiative, to help change the global conversation about tough development problems.

Being A Tuberculosis Physician: Struggles, Challenges And Hopes

Jayant Banavaliker — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0700

I am a tuberculosis physician in Delhi, India. Drug-resistance complicates the already challenging task of treating this disease.

Who are the Final 20 and Why do we Need to Reach Them?

Allen Wilcox — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:00:00 -0700

A considerable gap remains in reaching the final 20 percent--the children who are the hardest to reach, and the ones currently not served by existing immunization programs.

Listening to New Voices in Global Development

Andrew Quinn — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0700

Agyare is one of twelve Fellows in the first class of the New Voices Fellowship, an initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation designed to amplify expert voices from the developing world in the global development discussion.

Summer Reading: 18 Books That Will Inspire Your Kids

Deborah Sepulveda — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:58:00 -0700

These books, as compiled by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center staff, highlight kids who have the courage it takes to act and stand up for what they believe in. We highly recommend them for your summer reading lists.

Father's Day Reflections

Steven Buchsbaum — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0700

Father’s day provides a nice opportunity to reflect on the work of the foundation that I have been permitted to contribute to as a father and a son.

Celebrating Extraordinary Men This Father's Day

Melinda Gates — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:14:00 -0700

As Father’s Day approaches, I want to pay tribute to all the fathers who share the hopes and dreams of their wives and daughters, and, in so doing, help make life better for everyone.

Blood to Save A Mama: Thousands Take Stand on World Blood Donation Day

Moke Magoma — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:36:00 -0700

If the survival chances of African mothers and newborns are to be transformed, then it will be vital for African citizens to be empowered with evidence, but also concrete actions, to both enable that transformation, but also to demand change.

Shining the Global Spotlight on Hunger

Stella Nordhagen — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:03:00 -0700

Next week's G8 summit has turned global attention to combating malnutrition. It is a long-overdue opportunity to reinvigorate agricultural development, funding for which has been largely stagnant for two decades. Yet to succeed, approaches must set aside their yen for technological ‘silver bullets’ whilst remembering two truths: malnutrition is rarely about not having enough food, and food is not all that agriculture delivers.