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Health innovation saves lives–and the greatest breakthroughs can happen when experts come together to share ideas.
We joined Kedest Tesfagiorgis, who leads our Grand Challenges work, for a day to ...
Through just one eye exam, doctors can detect issues in other parts of the body that may otherwise go undetected. For those who are pregnant, this means knowing about potential complications like g...
📍 We’re in London at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, asking innovators one question: What #globalhealth innovation inspires you?
Here’s what they had to say.
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Every second, four babies are born somewhere in the world. But where a woman gives birth can still mean the difference between life and death.
We’re proud to support "If I Were a Midwife," a power...
Think of your DNA as your body’s ultimate instruction manual. 🧬
Reading those instructions can help scientists better understand disease, develop new treatments, and potentially save more lives. I..
Safe sanitation is something many of us take for granted.
In the latest episode of The Motherhood Network @TheMotherhoodNetworkZA, Nandi Madida and Dr. Nokukhanya Khanyile-Lenake discuss what they...
Meet the faces behind Coach Mpilo, a powerful community of men living with HIV who are breaking isolation and fear, tackling stigma, and helping their peers along the way.
Together, they’ve built ...
Sometimes "I’m fine" really means "I’m struggling."
Coach Mpilo, a South African community-led movement, creates a welcoming space for honest, judgment-free conversations about living with HIV, h...
What happens when men facing fear and isolation find brotherhood?
Coach Mpilo is helping men across South Africa see that people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives. Through shared exper...
This is a story about courage, brotherhood, and resilience.
In South Africa, Coach Mpilo is a community-led movement helping men living with HIV support one another as they navigate diagnosis, tr...
The work of the Gates Foundation is guided by the belief that all people everywhere deserve the opportunity to live healthy and productive lives. Together with our partners, including those in Japa...
Markets like Lagos Island are critical economic hubs, but millions of people who rely on them to buy or sell day-to-day goods don’t have access to basic financial tools and services, which would he...
Countries around the world are putting in place the digital building blocks that connect people, businesses, and governments. When foundational, reusable systems such as digital ID, payments, and d...
When polio resurfaced in Liberia after more than a decade, health worker Evans Lablah and his team mobilized a rapid response to stop the outbreak and protect millions of children from the disease....
Over the next 20 years, we can cut child deaths in half again if we follow the roadmap in front of us.
To reach this fairer future, we can’t stop at almost.
Learn more at gatesfoundation.org/g...
Kenya’s success with a new post-partum hemorrhage protocol could improve maternal health care across Africa and beyond. Subscribe to learn more about our partners across the world and their efforts...
What can you accomplish when you get the right people together? Producing higher-yield dairy cows that lead to better grades? Or what about creating a better toilet to increase attendance in school...
From longtime scourges such as malaria, tuberculosis, and polio to newer threats such as HIV and COVID-19, preventable infectious diseases still afflict communities all over the world.
Since 2000,...
Thanks to global focus, coordination, and effort, child mortality has been cut in half since 2000. But thousands of mothers and children are still dying from preventable causes during pregnancy and...
Discover how the IG2 next-gen mosquito net is saving lives from malaria by overcoming recently evolved chemical-resistance in mosquitoes.
Discover more stories of good people doing great things a...