January 09, 2012

India Marks a Milestone for Child Health

This Friday will mark a full year since the last case of wild poliovirus was detected in India. This is a huge milestone in the history of global health. But the fight against polio is not over.

October 21, 2011

A Call to Action on World Polio Day

In advance of World Polio Day, Bill discusses the historic opportunity to end polio.

July 28, 2011

More than a Goal: End Polio

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with FC Barcelona to draw attention to vaccines and polio.

Read Bill's blog post.

May 14, 2012

Zambia: On the Front Lines Waging War Against HIV and Malaria

Zambia still faces big challenges, but Bill returned from a recent trip there excited about the progress he saw there eliminating malaria and reducing the spread of HIV.

May 10, 2012

Ethiopia’s New Health System

In this video clip, Bill shows Ethiopia’s extraordinary new health infrastructure, which includes 15,000 Health Posts providing easy access to basic health services for mothers and children.

February 16, 2012

Using Disease to Fight Disease

Australian scientists are pursuing a promising breakthrough that uses a bacterium to reduce the ability of mosquitoes that can carry dengue fever virus to transmit that virus to humans, by reducing the lifespan of disease-carrying mosquitoes and limiting the virus’ ability to reproduce in the mosquito.

October 19, 2011

Visiting Tanzania: A Battleground in the Fight Against Malaria

Bill and Melinda went to Tanzania recently to talk with scientific researchers, health care workers, and mothers about the effort to control and eradicate malaria.

October 19, 2011

Charting a Course to End Malaria

The eradication of malaria is an ambitious goal and a long-term goal - but a goal Bill and Melinda are 100 percent committed to.

February 08, 2012

A Hero in the Battle Against Polio

You probably haven’t heard of Asm Amjad Hossain, but his contributions to increasing immunization coverage earned him the first Gates Vaccine Innovation Award.

October 06, 2011

Introducing the Gates Vaccine Innovation Award

June 13, 2011

GAVI Raises $4.3 Billion at First Pledging Conference

Today we get to celebrate a significant milestone for global health equity.

February 18, 2012

A Conversation with Bill Gates: Global Fund

February 18, 2012

A Conversation with Bill Gates: Progress Against Polio

October 19, 2011

Speech Urges Sustained Effort to Eradicate Malaria

In a speech at the foundation’s second annual Malaria Forum, Bill spoke passionately about the progress being made in the war against the dreaded parasitic disease.

May 17, 2011

A Commitment to Global Health

Bill celebrates the progress made in global health and calls on the World Health Assembly to support vaccines for all children.