Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation
latest news & developmentsThe oldest trick in Big Tobacco’s playbook nearly derailed South Africa’s TB conference. Here’s why
The Foundation for Professional Development accepted a R2-million research grant from an organisation that’s regarded as a front for Philip Morris International
Foreign aid is not ‘aiding’ the development of Nigeria
Because foreign aid is not effective in helping African countries achieve their development goals, the ‘aid sector’ needs to be reformed
How to game Twitter’s algorithm – and hoodwink journalists
It is possible to convince newsrooms looking for a topical story that something is news when it isn’t, to dangerous effect
Bill Gates, Big Pharma and entrenching the vaccine apartheid
Waiving intellectual property restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines could help the developing world. But India and South Africa’s pleas are falling on deaf ears
$500m for Covid test, treat, vaccine
France, Spain, the European Commission and Britain as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged money for equity in the treatment of Covid-19
Global finance and charity killed African healthcare
What happened to the once universally accepted idea of healthcare for all?
Technology can uplift world’s ‘bottom billion’
Technology is often oversold as either a panacea for the world’s problems or a curse inflicting disruption and displacement on the most vulnerable
Education reduces issues plaguing poor countries
To give young people the best chance of success, the two ‘bookends’ to primary school — early childhood and secondary education — must be sturdy
Experts gather to disrupt continent’s education
The forum hopes to solve some of the problems in education and learning
With genetic tweak, mosquito population made extinct
2016 marked the first time in over two decades that malaria cases did not fall year-on-year
Africa’s women belong at the top
‘While many girls possess leadership qualities, social, political, and economic barriers stymie their potential,’ writes Joyce Banda.
Fortified seeds foil hidden hunger
Biotechnology boosts the resistance of crops to drought and disease, and increases the levels of crucial micronutrients in the produce.
There’s a premium on my humors
The u is disappearing all over Africa, and maybe the Gates Foundation is to blame.
#AIDS2016: Five things African journalists want to know from Bill Gates
Bill Gates was at the International Aids Conference this week. He spent time with five African journalists. Here is what they wanted to know.
[FROM OUR ARCHIVES] What can we learn from Angola’s yellow fever outbreak?
The country’s yellow fever outbreak is a timely reminder that African countries can’t get complacent with their vaccination efforts.