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The East African examines the recent launch of a $21.25 million research project, at the International Sweet Potato Centre in Uganda, that aims to develop "nutritionally enhanced sweet potatoes … to reduce health problems related to vitamin A... Full Article at Medical News Today
A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. Full Article at RedOrbit
A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. Full Article at EurekAlert
An endowment contribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to honor Dr. Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution, will help the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences train future international agricultural leaders. Full Article at Delta Farm Press
Every time Fredros Okumu spends his free time in a mosquito infested field, the world moves a step towards finding the elusive long term cure for malaria. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
It is not as though Dr. Helene Gayle didn't have enough on her hands fighting poverty across the globe as president and CEO of CARE. But she has never been known to turn down a chance to do battle against HIV/AIDS. Full Article at Chicago Tribune
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate several interventions to combat diarrheal disease in developing countries. Full Article at RedOrbit
TAMPA - One of five finalists has withdrawn from the $100 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation education grant, a national competition the Hillsborough district is confident of winning. Full Article at Tampa Bay Online
Clark joined a unanimous vote by the Board of Aldermen on Thursday night to approve a four-year collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and the local teachers’ union. Full Article at New Haven Independent
Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corporation is an advanced medical device and biotechnology company. The Company's revolutionary diagnostic systems, which are based on advanced magnetics, test for any viral or bacterial disease using any body fluid. Full Article at TransWorldNews
Donors in the world's richest nations send tens of billions in aid to developing countries every year, and it's no secret that corruption and malfeasance hinder those efforts. Full Article at Miller-McCune
Accra, Nov. 5, GNA - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday started a pilot project at Avenor in Accra to help slum communities achieve better environmental conditions. Full Article at Ghana Web
In a few days, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could alter the future of Hillsborough public schools and chart a progressive path to success for public schools across the country. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
Bill Gates is what, a bajillionaire now? (Actually, according to a recent Forbes article, he’s merely a billionaire. Full Article at Time Out New York
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Mesa $250,000 to help boost college graduation rates of low-income students. Full Article at East Valley Tribune
Position Summary: The Project Director is responsible for leadership and management of the four-year $5 million (estimated) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) funded Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Initiative to accelerate the implementation of... Full Article at Relief Web
STAR Analytical Services announced today that it has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Full Article at Emediawire.com
American Sierra Gold Corp. is a publicly traded independent gold exploration company headquartered in Reno, Nevada. Full Article at TransWorldNews
Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article In a study assessing the impact of the first national campaign to scale up zinc treatment... Full Article at Medical News Today
A coalition of leading environmental pressure groups in Nigeria who met recently in Abuja to study the development initiative of US billionaire Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), land grabs and... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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William H. Gates III, right, and his wife Melinda French Gates, left, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speak during a press conference at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.
View Photo »William H. Gates III, right, and his wife Melinda French Gates, left, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speak during a press conference at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Microsoft founder Bill Gates (2nd L) and his wife Melinda Gates (3rd L) leaves after addressing a weekly Republican policy luncheon in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Indian President Pratibha Patil, center right, walks with Bill Gates after Gates received the 2007 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, wearing blue turban, walks behind the...
View Photo »Bill and Melinda Gates arrive to a morning session at the annual Allen & Co.'s media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Friday, July 10, 2009.
View Photo »New Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Jeff Raikes talks during an interview with the Associated Press Wednesday, May 27, 2009, in Seattle. The foundation spent billions of dollars exploring the idea that smaller high schools might result in higher graduation rates and better test scores.
View Photo »ROCKVILLE, MD - MAY 4: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Senior Program Officer Jan Gheuens addresses the opening ceremony for the new Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundations' manufacturing plant May 4, 2009 in Rockville, Maryland.
View Photo »Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks during the session "The Girl Effect on Development" on the fourth day of the World Economic Forum in Davos January 31, 2009.
View Photo »Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks during the session "The Girl Effect on Development" on the fourth day of the World Economic Forum in Davos January 31, 2009.
View Photo »Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, attends a news conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 30, 2009.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Bill Gates, right, speaks during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009. Seated left is Melinda Gates.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Bill Gates, right, gestures while speaking during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009. Seated left is Melinda Gates.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Bill Gates gestures while speaking during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Bill Gates gestures while speaking during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Melinda Gates, left, holds up a folder while speaking during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009. Seated right is Bill Gates.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Bill Gates gestures while speaking during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009.
View Photo »Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, Bill Gates speaks during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan 30, 2009.
View Photo »In this image released by PictureGroup, Bill Gates, left, and his wife Melinda, right, pose with President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom Philippe Dauman at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom on Tuesday Sept. 8, 200...
View Photo »Singer Jesse McCartney performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
View Photo »Singer Jesse McCartney performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
View Photo »Singer Jesse McCartney performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
View Photo »In this image released by PictureGroup, Jessie McCartney performs during The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom hosted "Get Schooled" conference and premiere of TV documentary at the Paramount Pictures Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Los Angeles.
View Photo »Monica performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
View Photo »Singer Monica performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
View Photo »FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at the "Get Schooled" conference hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles.
View Photo »William H. Gates III, right, and his wife Melinda French Gates, left, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speak during a press conference at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.
View Photo »Government funding that's coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world
The Valdosta Rotary Club’s goal is $2,000, to be combined with other clubs to reach the goal of $200 million, to which The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will add $355 million ... With this money, we will wipe out polio by 2012.
Supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust of Great Britain (Major Overseas Programme–Thailand Unit Core Grant) and the Li Ka Shing Foundation (B9RMXT0-2) and by the WHO through grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (48821) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (umbrella grant A...
We must change this. The new support to AGRA from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is coming at the right time for Africa, where strong national policy action is essential to end poverty and attain African food security.
Zambia, Zanzibar, and other success stories provide a beacon of hope for the dream of a world free of malaria, articulated by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2007 when they put out a call to eradicate the disease.
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