Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.
With World Immunisation Week (April 20 – 26) drawing attention to vaccinations, Nicky Willemse turned the spotlight on Dr Seth Berkley.
Aids kills more people prematurely in SA than another other disease – in sharp contrast to two decades ago, which set them at just 12%.
Carlos Slim and Bill Gates, the two richest men on the planet, have inaugurated a new agricultural research center outside Mexico’s capital.
Bill Gates seems bent beneath a stronger gravity as he talks about the ‘puzzle’ that is South Africa’s health system.
The richest man in Africa and the wealthiest man from the US have joined forces in the battle against polio, which has seen a resurgence in Nigeria.
Mexico telecoms czar Carlos Slim has topped the <i>Forbes</i> annual world’s richest list, sporting a $69-billion fortune that outpaced Bill Gates.
But experts warn that drugs alone will not win it, after the pharmaceutical giants agree to work together on an ambitious project.
Bill Gates has rescued a beleaguered health fund by pledging $750-million to fight three of world’s killer diseases — Aids, malaria and TB.
Speaking at the G20 meeting <b>Bill Gates</b> urges richer nations to invest more, not less.
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/ 29 October 2011
In Africa, everyone is both a philanthropist and a recipient of philanthropy. Nothing is more unAfrican than being left to bury a loved one alone.
Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has sold 90-million shares in 12 months, but still has 500-million; cash goes to help his foundation’s charitable work.
The cream pie (or foam pie, or custard pie) is a much more subtle and specific weapon than its slapstick origins would suggest.
Donations led by the UK and Bill Gates have far exceeded the $3.7-billion targeted in a drive to fund vaccinations for children in poor countries.
Britain and Bill Gates have pledged more than half of the $3.7-billion sought to vaccinate nearly 250-million children against preventable diseases.
Watch as Bill Gates and others gather today to pledge billions to save children across the world
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has called on African countries to work harder to get life-saving vaccines to children.
Meaningful progress has been made to overcome the continent’s health hurdles, but more can be done through strong leadership, writes <b>Bill Gates</b>
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/ 1 November 2010
If Bill Gates is excited about online education, you should be, too, suggests <b>Anna Malczyk</b>.
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/ 24 September 2010
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Steve Jobs and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch on the <i>Forbes</i> rich list — but Bill Gates is still number one.
More than four million new HIV infections could be prevented in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2025 if male circumcision rates were increased to 80%.
Apple surged past Microsoft as the world’s biggest tech company based on market value on Wednesday, the latest milestone in the company’s revival.
An effort to develop a vaccine triggered by human sweat was among 78 science projects backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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/ 29 January 2010
Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, on Friday promised $10-billion to develop vaccines for the world’s poorest nations.
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/ 26 January 2010
Microsoft founder Bill Gates plays down Beijing’s attempts to stifle dissent on the internet as "very limited".
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/ 20 January 2010
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has just joined Twitter with a verified account, having been preceded by numerous fakes.
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/ 27 December 2009
While it got off to a rocky start with the Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" has turned out to be a dizzying period of in
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/ 15 October 2009
Bill Gates on Thursday will unveil grants totalling $120-million to promote dynamic, home-grown, sustainable agriculture in Africa and India.
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/ 27 September 2009
Bill Gates may have beaten Steve Jobs to combining computer power and paper notebook convenience in a single lightweight device.
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/ 28 November 2008
Bill Gates and thousands of babies are helping Africa prepare its largest medical experiment ever in the search for a new vaccine against malaria.
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/ 28 September 2008
More than 350 000 small-scale farmers in Africa and Central America will soon begin selling produce to the UN.
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/ 18 September 2008
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the United States money heap, Forbes magazine’s latest list reveals.