What I'm Thinking
On March 10, Bill was in Washington, DC, where Melinda French Gates received the Global Trailblazer Award from Vital Voices for her leadership in development. Bill also testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Posted 03/16/2010
Every January, Bill writes an Annual Letter, which includes his thoughts on the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and progress it is making toward achieving its goals. Interest in the 2009 Annual Letter was one reason Bill decided to create the Gates Notes website.
Posted 02/01/2010
The H1N1 flu wasn’t nearly as bad as predicted, but not because of the effectiveness of the steps taken to contain it. The inadequate global response shows that we are still unprepared for a major pandemic. New methods for manufacturing vaccines quickly and other investments are clearly required.
Posted 01/18/2010
To call attention to the incredible impact that global health programs funded by the U.S. government are having on people’s lives, Bill and Melinda gave a speech in Washington D.C. that highlighted success stories that are living proof of the value of U.S. aid.
Posted 01/18/2010
What I'm Learning
Knowing what caused the current economic crisis is critical if we are going to prevent the next one. A new book provides interesting background about the way the Federal Reserve managed the crisis, but important questions remain about the steps that are needed to measure and mitigate future risk.
Posted 02/22/2010
Important Trips Of Mine
Bill was on the road again in May 2010 on a visit to northern India. He came back excited by the progress he saw in villages that have suffered from dire poverty and the persistence of polio.
Posted 06/28/2010
Each year in developing countries, millions of mothers and babies die during childbirth or in the first days and weeks of life. Reducing this tragic toll takes not only better access to health care but also health education, as Melinda witnessed during recent trips to Malawi and India.
Posted 05/25/2010
On a recent trip to Africa, Bill explored innovative and cost-effective initiatives supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that are reducing child mortality and the risk of infection from AIDS, and increasing basic financial services and economic well-being for underserved people.
Posted 03/18/2010
Curious Classroom
Casa Familiar Rural makes high school possible for young people on remote farms scattered across a rural region of Bahia, Brazil. Students live at the school one week, then return to their families for two weeks, where they’re visited by school monitors and expected to share what they’ve learned.
Posted 05/05/2010
Secundaria Técnica #12 Hermosillo, Sonora, is a junior high school that offers a rigorous program with a focus on collaborative projects, academic standards review, and integration of special needs students into regular classes. Here are the questions they asked Bill.
Posted 01/21/2010
Parikrma is an innovative school serving elementary and high school students from some of the poorest communities in Bangalore. Parikrma’s goal is to transform lives by providing children with world-class educational opportunities. Here are their questions for Bill.
Posted 01/21/2010
Infrequently Asked Questions
At a time when increased foreign aid is having a significant positive impact, there are concerns that the economic downturn will lead developed nations to reduce the amount of assistance they provide to poor countries.
Posted 01/18/2010
Focusing on the needs of the very poorest can deliver long-term benefits to companies, too.
Posted 01/14/2010
Conversations
In an April appearance on the Charlie Rose Show with his father, Bill Gates Sr., Bill spoke about his focus on malaria, TB, and HIV, and his hope that malaria will be eradicated within 20 years. He also explained why he released mosquitoes during a speech at the TED Conference.
Posted 01/22/2010
Speaking with Time managing editor Rick Stengel at the Microsoft CEO Summit in May, Bill explained why he believes it will take large R&D investments by hundreds of companies to develop innovative solutions that will pave the way for new approaches to generating energy.
Posted 01/14/2010
In October, Bill appeared on the CNN program GPS where he and Fareed Zakaria talked about why better health can be a catalyst for more wide-ranging improvements in the world’s poorest countries.
Posted 01/14/2010
Speaking with Time managing editor Rick Stengel, Bill discussed creative approaches that are enabling companies in the pharmaceutical, food, and telecommunications industries to dedicate some of their expertise to helping the world’s poorest people.
Posted 01/14/2010
