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Apr 15, 2020 · It contributed more than $400 million in 2019, roughly 15% of the WHO's annual budget. The second-largest funder is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which provides 9.8% of the WHO's funds. The WHO launched an appeal in March for $675 million to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep 19, 2018 · Rapid population growth in some of Africa’s poorest countries could put at risk future progress towards reducing global poverty and improving health, according to a report by the philanthropic foundation of Bill Gates. Demographic trends show a billion people have lifted themselves out of poverty in the past 20 years, the report found.
Mar 28, 2023 · One of the Gates Foundation’s priorities in AI is to make sure these tools are used for the health problems that affect the poorest people in the world, including AIDS, TB, and malaria. Similarly, governments and philanthropy should create incentives for companies to share AI-generated insights into crops or livestock raised by people in poor countries.
May 6, 2024 · The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, guided by the belief that every life has equal value, is working to help people lead healthy, productive lives. Based in Seattle, it is led by Chief Executive Officer Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The foundation supports work in over 100 countries.
Nov 16, 2017 · Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has purchased nearly 25,000 acres of land in southwestern Arizona for the construction of a brand-new "smart city," AZ Central reports. In conjunction with Belmont Partners, who holds the property, Gates's investment firm Cascade Investment LLC has committed $80 million to build a community composed of ...
Nov 23, 2020 · Avery Hartmans. Bill Gates is predicting that business travel and office work won't return to pre-pandemic levels in the future. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist believes that at around half of business travel will go, along with a third of working in the office. Many major companies are reconsidering the future of work.
Oct 15, 2019 · In addition, Bill Gates co-chaired a simulation at the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2017, resulting in the creation of the Epidemics Readiness Accelerator, a public-private platform to address effective readiness in issues including travel and tourism, supply chain and logistics, legal and regulatory, communications and data innovations.
Jun 3, 2020 · Visit the Great Reset microsite here. Hear Klaus Schwab on these podcast episodes: the Great Reset launch and his book. We can emerge from this crisis a better world, if we act quickly and jointly, writes Schwab. The changes we have already seen in response to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic and social foundations is possible.
As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction. He works with grantees and partners to further the foundation’s goal of improving equity in the United States and around the world. Bill co-founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen ...
May 21, 2019 · All can help us make the transition to low-cost, carbon free energy. This is something a growing number of states across the U.S. are recognizing as they adopt 100 percent carbon free standards for electricity. Here are three key solutions we’ll need for the transition to clean electricity: 1. Improved energy storage systems: The sun and the ...
