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It’s time to reimagine more inclusive global economies

It’s time to reimagine more inclusive global economies

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Dr. Stellah Bosire poses for a photograph at her desk in a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya on April 6, 2024.
Jennifer Gardy, deputy director at the Gates Foundation, looks inside a solar fridge during CES 2025 in Las Vegas.

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Jennifer Gardy, deputy director at the Gates Foundation, looks inside a solar fridge during CES 2025 in Las Vegas.
Why smallholder farmers are investing in a new kind of tilapia

Why smallholder farmers are investing in a new kind of tilapia

While smallholder farmers are facing an increasingly difficult climate, it’s crucial to have climate-resilient resources to improve nutrition and incomes. Learn how an improved tilapia is one example of climate-friendly food that can reduce malnutrition.

Puneet Dewan, Senior Program Officer, TB Delivery, reveals some of the most exciting innovations in the R&D pipeline that could transform life for people affected by this deadly disease.

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For 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.

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