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Does the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation actually do anything?

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty.

What has the Bill Gates Foundation accomplished?

The Gates foundation was also a founding partner of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, created in 2000 to improve immunisation access in poor countries. It has donated more than $4bn to Gavi, which is currently the key player in distributing Covid vaccines in developing countries.

What has the Gates Foundation done for global health?

Gates Foundation—distributed more than US$7.8 billion, including more than US$2 billion for work combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria; approximately US$1.9 billion for immunizations; and US$448 million for the GCGH projects (www.gatesfoundation.org).

What has the Gates Foundation done for education?

We work with grantees and other partners, teachers, and education leaders to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality public education and to help more students graduate from high school with the skills they need to enroll, succeed in, and complete college.

Who funded Bill Gates Foundation?

Funds for grants in developing countries

Organization	Amount ($ millions)
World Health Organization	1,535.1
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria	777.6
PATH	635.2
United States Fund for UNICEF	461.1

How many lives has the Bill Gates foundation saved?

The Gates Foundation pledges $100 million to the Global Fund to fight life-threatening diseases. Since its inception, health programs supported by the Global Fund gave saved 38 million lives and provided prevention, treatment and care services to hundreds of millions of people.

Who funds Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?

The Foundation Trust holds the endowment, including the annual installments of Warren Buffett’s gift, and funds the foundation. Bill and Melinda are the trustees for the Foundation Trust, and the endowment continues to be managed, as it has been for more than 10 years, by a team of outside investment managers.

How much has the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation donated?

The foundation spent $5 billion in 2019 on programs in the United States and around the world, excluding management costs. From 1994 through 2018, Bill and Melinda Gates gave the foundation more than $36 billion, according to the foundation’s website.

Is Bill Gate educated?

Harvard University1973–1975
Lakeside School1967–1973
Bill Gates/Education

What is Bill Gates education level?

Bill Gates
Education	Harvard University (dropped out)
Occupation	Software developer investor entrepreneur
Years active	1972–present
Known for	Co-founder of Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation