Indian slum activists are Revolutionary Optimists at Melinda Gates TED talk
Like most TED talks, it was fun with a lot of broad and encouraging statements without too many complicating details. The webcast itself was 'negatively disrupted' (lots of jokes on Twitter about this)...
View ArticleHow Bill Gates stopped worrying and learned to love the MDGs
Bill Gates was not thrilled about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) when they were launched in 2005. The goals were meant to set tangible targets for the world and individual countries to achieve...
View ArticleBetter Data will Empower More Women
Polio vaccination team member, Sujata Roy, marks a house during a campaign in Balarampota village. Gates Foundation (New York) – Melinda Gates and Hillary Clinton agree, better data is vital to...
View ArticleWhen access is not enough for family planning
A community health worker visits with Dorcas Owino and her family. Sauri, Kenya – Efforts are increasing to bring family planning access to some two hundred million women around the world. Melinda...
View ArticleWhat’s to be done about the stalled decline of fertility in Africa?
The fertility rate across Africa has not declined as quickly as the rest of the world. The Economist recently raised the alarm about the problem, but some experts have said that it is not all bad news....
View ArticleWorld leaders take important step to prevent 3 million newborn deaths
A premature baby is cared for in the pediatric ward at Yekatit Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Gates Fdn A first ever Every Newborn Action Plan was endorsed by the 194 member countries that make up...
View ArticleMuch ado about vaccines: Propaganda, Disneyland and Gates
Vaccines and the diseases they prevent sure are getting a lot of attention these days. From international pledges for vaccine purchases to a measles outbreak in California to debates over vaccine...
View ArticleBill and Melinda Gates move to bolster global health basics
At the close of their three-day Global Partners Forum in Seattle, Bill and Melinda Gates looked back on the past 15 years as they rapidly grew to become a world epicenter for the fight against diseases...
View ArticleStill little known about Melinda Gates’ outside project Pivotal Ventures
More than a year ago, Melinda Gates quietly created an independent organization called Pivotal Ventures. Gates never really explained its purpose other than to say she was creating it to pursue...
View ArticleU.N. Women receives millions in funds to improve gender data
UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Australian government have granted $5 million and $6 million USD, respectively, to help fund a new initiative by U.N. Women to...
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