Gates Foundation pledges nearly $1B for global health
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a pledge of more than $900 million to support global health programs fighting diseases such as HIV and malaria, an effort CBS News says is intended in part to help offset recent U.S. reductions in foreign and humanitarian aid. The funding was described in a CBS News report by Elaine Quijano and is aimed at boosting prevention, treatment and program continuity in low‑ and middle‑income countries.
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Bill Gates pledges to infuse nearly $1 billion into global health initiatives
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- The Gates Foundation pledged more than $900 million (nearly $1 billion) for global health initiatives.
- The funding is targeted at disease programs including HIV and malaria.
- CBS News frames the pledge as arriving amid U.S. cuts of over $10 billion in foreign and humanitarian aid.