The world is close to declaring the total containment of polio, but several labs could still, accidentally, be storing samples of the deadly virus.

You’ve seen the recent headlines and heard the news reports, but they’re only part of this deadly virus’s story. This week we’re covering the rest. We take you on a one-of-a-kind tour of measles,…

Bill Gates is not wearing a seatbelt. I worry about his safety as we speed along the cleared roads of Addis Ababa flanked by military outriders, but his aides either don’t notice or know not to...

Bill Gates highlights women who are trained as “pashu sakhis.” These goat nurses provide a range of services to help women in rural India gain financial independence.

HSE’s immunisation chief says ‘eliminating cervical cancer is now an achievable goal’

#FreePeriods founder Amika George on pioneering approaches that are alleviating the shame and stigma around menstruation.

The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems. See below for Grand Challenges grant opportunities with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…

On the road to polio eradication in Pakistan.

Why it’s so important to invest in the country’s young people.

Every day, women in many countries and economies still face barriers to earning and controlling their own money. But what barriers? Where in the world? And how big is the economic cost of this…

Bhavya Singh, was stalked & molested outside a metro station in Delhi. She started a campaign on Change.org to convince the Government to light up dark spots...

A powerful thing that happens when you ask a woman to share her story.

Join Allan Golston, president of our U.S. Program, and author Emily Krone Phillips for a discussion on school improvement and why we believe that supporting networks of schools has the potential to...

The Gates Foundation’s Sarah Hendriks discusses how digital financial services are cutting out the middleman to equalize opportunity for women.

Findings from HPTN 071 (PopART) show delivery of an HIV prevention strategy that includes offering in-home HIV testing to everyone, with immediate referral to HIV care, and treatment for people living with HIV based on prevailing in-country guidelines, can substantially reduce new HIV infections.

Translating the latest success against the AIDS virus into a practical treatment will take years — if it happens at all. Here are answers to some of the most pressing questions raised by the news.

A special episode featuring stories from women around the world. Resilient children, computer crashes, swimming lessons, life after a house fire, standing up to bullies and accepting help from…

Once dubbed the worst school district in the U.S., Chicago embraced data and partnership to drive a dramatic turnaround. Bill Gates visited North-Grand High School to see what was behind the city’s…

Join Allan Golston, president of our U.S. Program, and author Emily Krone Phillips for a discussion on school improvement and why we believe that supporting networks of schools has the potential to...

Opinion - Growing up, I made an observation that would end up shaping my career: the quality of a country's primary health care system is a litmus test for the health of a nation.

Once dubbed the worst school district in the U.S., Chicago embraced data and partnership to drive a dramatic turnaround. Bill Gates visited North-Grand High School to see what was behind the city’s turnaround.

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Millions of cases could be prevented with high HPV vaccine and screening coverage

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