September 28

• Africa: Global Luminaries Unite to Issue Urgent Call for a Polio-Free World [press release]

  In a display of solidarity, leaders from around the world today vowed to capitalize on progress achieved this year and to step up the fight to eradicate polio. Heads of state from... Read more »

September 27

• Africa: 3,000 Miles for 3 Minutes - a Global Call to End Polio [column]

  This week, I am heading from Seattle to New York to speak for 180 seconds. I will be talking at a United Nations meeting about the fight to eradicate polio. I am very passionate on... Read more »

August 15

• Africa: Bill Gates Names Winners of 'Reinvent the Toilet Challenge' [press release]

  Bill Gates today announced the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge—an effort to develop "next-generation" toilets that will deliver safe and sustainable sanitation... Read more »

• Africa: Bill Gates on Inventing a Toilet for the 21st Century [document]

  I announced the winners today of the foundation's Reinvent the Toilet Challenge--a competition designed to encourage breakthroughs in clean, affordable sanitation. Read more »

August 14

• Africa: Why We Need Foundations at the Table for Sanitation Innovation [editorial]

  Providing access to sanitation is a critical issue on the WASH spectrum, and one that is intertwined with countless other issue areas, including health, poverty, education, human... Read more »

• Africa: Gates Foundation Reinvent the Toilet Challenge [document]

  About the Reinvent the Toilet Fair Read more »

July 11

• Africa: Landmark Summit Puts Women at Heart of Global Health Agenda [press release]

  Voluntary family planning services will reach an additional 120 million women and girls in the world's poorest countries by 2020 thanks to a new set of commitments announced today... Read more »

July 10

• Malawi: Empowering Women to Determine Their Future [opinion]

  One reason I am so optimistic about global development is that I see proof of what's possible everywhere I go. Developing countries are doing innovative work that is changing the... Read more »

May 25

• Africa: Bill Gates on WHO Resolutions on Polio & Vaccines

  Statement by Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on the occasion of the World Health Assembly resolutions declaring completion of polio eradication a... Read more »

May 24

• Nigeria: Polio Eradication Shifts Into Emergency Mode

  Despite the dramatic drop in polio cases in the last year, the threat of continued transmission due to funding and immunization gaps has driven the Global Polio Eradication... Read more »

May 9

• Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Over 100 new Grants [press release]

  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, today announced over 100 new grants of US$100,000 each to support innovative global... Read more »

April 24

• Africa: Malaria Gains Threatened By Global Fund Shortfall

  Malaria funding has increased nearly ten-fold in the last decade and produced an incredible return on investment. Read more »

April 6

• Africa: Melinda Gates - Tedxchange - the Big Picture [document]

  Prepared remarks by Melinda French Gates, co-chair and trustee: Read more »

April 5

• Africa: Contraception for the 215 Million Women Who Want It

  215 million. Read more »

February 23

• Africa: 'Focus on Productivity to Transform Lives' - Gates [press release]

  Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told the international agricultural community it had fallen short of delivering the help small farmers in... Read more »

• Africa: International Response to Helping Poor Farmers Outdated and Inefficient - Bill Gates [press release]

  Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told the international agricultural community it had fallen short of delivering the help small farmers in... Read more »

• Africa: Prepared Remarks By Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee [document]

  I am grateful for the opportunity to address the global agriculture community, and I want to thank President Nwanze for inviting me. Read more »

February 9

• Africa: Gates Foundation Invests in Tuberculosis Research [press release]

  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $7.7 million in funding for 10 new grants to identify biomarkers for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in low-resource settings. Read more »

January 26

• Africa: Gates Foundation Commits US$ 750 Million to Global Fund [press release]

  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today renewed its commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual... Read more »

January 25

• Africa: Bill Gates Outlines Stark Choice - Invest in Innovations for Poorest or Let Millions Starve [press release]

  Fourth annual letter highlights progress in developing countries, outlines new approaches to help poorest build self-sufficiency Read more »

November 6, 2011

• Africa: Bill Gates Welcomes G20 Commitments on Development and Food [press release]

  Bill Gates welcomed the G20 leaders’ Communiqué, particularly the strong commitments to move forward in critical areas of global development and food security. Read more »

• Africa: Bill Gates Calls on G20 Leaders Not to Turn Their Backs on the World's Poor [press release]

  Report highlights role of innovation in expanding development resources for the future Read more »

October 31, 2011

• Africa: Gates Foundation and Partners Mark 2011 World Polio Day [press release]

  On this year’s World Polio Day (October 24, 2011), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a global community of partners are calling for increased commitment and greater... Read more »

October 24, 2011

• Africa: Focus on Poor Farmers "More Imporant Than Ever," Says Gates

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 24 – Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today accepted World Food Program USA's George McGovern Leadership Award for his... Read more »

October 18, 2011

• Africa: Malaria Deaths Drop by 20 Percent Since 2000 - Melinda Gates [press release]

  Three hundred leading malaria scientists, global health leaders, policymakers, government officials and advocates gathered today at the Malaria Forum to discuss great strides in... Read more »