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Open-source project uses genetic data from viruses to help scientists track outbreaks in real time

In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be… Read More

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Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

Nearly a decade after leaving his full-time job at Microsoft, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for an extensive interview… Read More

Championed by Bill Gates, innovative autopsies could unlock mystery of early childhood deaths

Aid organizations and public health agencies are spending billions of dollars each year to save the lives of babies and… Read More

Melinda Gates on the importance (and lack) of big data in global health

There is an almost overwhelming number of pressing global health issues today. Preparing for epidemics like Ebola, the increasing dangers of… Read More

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

President Donald Trump isn’t the biggest fan of science. He has also been very quiet on the topic of foreign… Read More

Global health leaders seek new ties to tech industry, while aiming to avoid ‘innovation addiction’

It’s easy to see global health as a far-off issue, one that doesn’t have much impact outside isolated parts of… Read More

How two Seattle organizations are crowdfunding clean water for half a million people

The MSR SE200 Community Chlorine Maker may be small, but this briefcase-size device packs a powerful punch. It uses salt,… Read More

Eli Lilly commits $15 million to fund TB drug discovery through Seattle-based initiative

The Seattle-based Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a product-focused nonprofit that fights infectious diseases around the world, announced today that… Read More

Tableau and PATH fight malaria with data analytics, in unique Seattle-based coalition

The Centers for Disease Control, now one of the most influential public health organizations in the world, has a surprising… Read More

How drones could transform healthcare delivery and save lives around the world

The notion of getting your Amazon order whisked quickly to your doorstep by a drone might sound delightfully convenient. But in… Read More

Paul Allen giving $2 million in effort to help fight Zika virus outbreak

Paul Allen announced $2 million in grants on Friday aimed at combating the spread of the Zika virus, which the World… Read More

How Amazon inspired a drone delivery system for birth control in Ghana

When U.N. health experts were trying to come up with a way to deliver contraceptives to women in hard-to-reach areas of… Read More

What’s at stake for the global health community in China, and why it’s not all about Bill Gates

It’s not on the official agenda or getting much attention during the Chinese President’s visit to Seattle, but this region’s… Read More

Bill Gates rallies his hometown of Seattle to take up the cause of global health

Bill Gates appeared at a special breakfast in his hometown of Seattle this morning, supporting a $100 million public fundraising… Read More

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From AIDS to Ebola: In rumor control, only the tech changes

As a species, we don’t seem to get any smarter about rumors and misinformation – even if our technology evolves.… Read More

Bill Gates leads $35M round to help make science research more accessible

Bill Gates has put in a lot of time and effort to help eradicate some of the world’s most-deadly diseases,… Read More

Bill Gates on how better technology will help eradicate Polio

A few months ago, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg announced their plans to team up in the fight to eradicate… Read More

Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet, from the user interface to the back end

Speaking to a crowd in Seattle earlier today, Bill Gates sounded at times like he was talking about a technology… Read More

Gates Foundation’s Tweets reveal passive, insular global health community

Guest Post: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is hosting a number of events today in anticipation of the opening… Read More