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Rebecca Martey breastfeeds her newborn son, Gerald, at Osu Maternity Home in Accra, Ghana.

What $2.5 billion can do: Four innovations advancing women’s health

The Gates Foundation has committed an additional $2.5 billion to invest in women's health through 2030. Learn some of the ways this money will help women across the globe.
By Ru-fong Joanne Cheng Director, Women’s Health Innovations, Gates Foundation
From L to R: Evaline Kibuchi, Robinah Babirye with her son, and Semiye Michael Larayetan

The Global Fund works—these stories remind us why it’s essential

By Cynthia Mwase Director, Health, Africa, Gates Foundation

Spotlights

Goalkeepers atrium

2025 Goalkeepers Event

Tune into our livestream event as world leaders gather to reimagine a future without preventable child deaths.
What is maternal immunization?

The power of maternal vaccines

Learn about medical professionals and families whose stories illustrate how far this field has come—and how much more progress is needed.

Videos

A user accesses the mDoc website on a smartphone during an outreach program at the Balogun Market in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 14, 2023. mDoc is a social enterprise that integrates proven methodologies in quality improvement and behavioral science with web and mobile-based technology to optimize the end to end care experience for people living with chronic health needs such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.

How Nneka Mobisson and mDoc use AI and Large Language Models to drive health equity

Nneka Mobisson’s father believed in the power of technology to save lives in Africa. She’s honoring his memory by using AI to take on inequalities in healthcare.
Darlington Akoko

A scientist uses AI to give Africans control of their health

Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO of minoHealth AI Labs, discusses how his product can save lives with a “digital doctor.”
Bill Gates with polio survivors and their families.

Bill Gates talks with polio survivors

Why is polio eradication important? On his recent trip to Brussels, Bill Gates sat down with polio survivors and their families (hosted by Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab) to learn about their experiences with this preventable disease.
Ram Bhatari, a recipient of the India Post Payments Bank’s door to door banking effort, tells her story about her pension with digital tools.

Financial independence through last mile service delivery

Ram Bhatari, a recipient of the India Post Payments Bank’s door to door banking effort, tells her story about her pension with digital tools.
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