Bill Gates
Bill Gates, Founder and Technology Adviser of the Microsoft Corporation, is Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates, Founder and Technology Adviser of the Microsoft Corporation, is Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Since the turn of the century, remarkable strides have been taken toward a world in which every person has the chance to lead a healthy, productive life. But while further progress is possible, it is … read more
Since 1988, the number of annual cases of polio worldwide has dropped more than 99.9%. The credit goes to an international coalition of visionary people: the leaders who make polio eradication a high … read more
For the world’s poorest farmers, life is a high-wire act: Just one stroke of bad fortune – a drought, a flood, or an illness – is enough for them to tumble deeper into poverty and hunger. And now clim… read more
In international development, critics hold up every misstep – like that of economist Jeffrey Sachs's Millennium Development Villages – as proof that aid is like throwing money down a rat hole. But try… read more
One of the most exciting – and often overlooked – developments in the global push to immunize all children is the growing role of emerging-country vaccine suppliers. Countries like Brazil, China, and … read more
Traditionally, one of the guiding factors for development aid has been per capita GDP – the value of goods and services produced by a country in a year divided by the country’s population. Yet GDP may… read more
For a child, receiving a vaccine takes just a moment (and perhaps a few tears). But such moments are crucial for getting children off to a healthy start in life, and for advancing progress on global h… read more
The lives of the world’s poorest people have improved more rapidly in the last 15 years than ever before, and could improve even more in the next 15 years. The key is innovation in the measurement of g… read more
A decade ago, many people believed that the proliferation of mobile devices in Africa would mean a short leap to digital empowerment. But digital empowerment is a long and ongoing process, and the mer… read more
