Learn how the ARED model of bilingual language education in Senegal preserves the Wolof language while improving outcomes.

To support an economic study that generates robust, evidence-based insights on the procurement and delivery of pathogen genomic sequencing (PGS) products and services for public health programs across ...

Imagine trying to learn to read in a language you rarely speak at home. For years, many children in Senegal were taught only in French, even though they spoke national languages like Wolof with their ...

Last year, a man named Chuck Feeney died, at the age of 92. Feeney was a billionaire, but you might not have heard of him. He purposely led a low-profile life—he wore a ten-dollar watch and, in his ...

On foundation’s 25th anniversary, Bill Gates outlines ambitious goals, inspiration for donating most of his resources and new timeline to spend-down by 2045 “There are too many urgent problems to ...

We have been experiencing one of the most difficult periods in modern history. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 2 million people, sickened millions more, devastated the global economy, and ...

It seems obvious that women’s bodies differ from men’s, even at the cellular level. After all, every cell has a sex. Yet science and medicine have historically overlooked these sex- and gender-based ...

Many people first heard of monoclonal antibody drugs as a treatment early in the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, these proteins, which are made in a lab and can provide passive immunity, were the best ...

This week, the foundation and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) announced a US$150 million combined financial guarantee that will help UNICEF ensure that low- and ...

SEATTLE, November 2, 2021 – Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US $315 million to the CGIAR global agriculture research ...

At CES 2025, one of the world’s largest technology trade shows, groundbreaking healthcare innovations took center stage, showcasing their potential to transform global health and save children’s lives ...

In the 1990s, Zimbabwe had one dry year every five years. Now it is once every two years, and sometimes the dry years are back-to-back. I have been involved with smallholder farming my entire life.