Africa: With Millions of Children’s Lives on the Line, Bill Gates Says Humanity Is at a Crossroads

Africa: With Millions of Children’s Lives on the Line, Bill Gates Says Humanity Is at a Crossroads

At 2025 Goalkeepers event, Gates lays out roadmap for saving millions more children’s lives by 2045 if governments stretch every dollar and scale a pipeline of affordable, lifesaving innovations Announces new pledge to the Global Fund 2026-2028 replenishment to prevent deaths from AIDS, TB, and malaria Honors President of the Government of Spain with 2025…

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Africa: Kate Actress to Represent Africa At Global Celebration of Bill Gates’ Legacy

Africa: $2.5 Billion in Funding From Gates Foundation To End Women’s ‘Needless Suffering’

Monrovia — The largest pledge ever by the Gates Foundation for research work into “chronically underfunded areas” of women’s health was announced by the foundation on Monday. The foundation’s commitment is U.S.$2.5 billion for health research and development, and will support more than 40 innovations, particularly those affecting women in low- and middle-income countries. “Investing in…

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Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Seattle — Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more than 40 innovations in five critical, chronically underfunded…

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Boom gates go hi-tech at South African malls

Boom gates go hi-tech at South African malls

Parking management systems for shopping centres, malls and even mixed-use developments in South Africa are increasingly moving away from physical ticketing systems to digital app-based platforms that are both ticketless and cashless. According to Kfir Rusin, co-CEO of digital parking platform Admyt, the move away from physical ticketing reduces costs and wastage for centre managers…

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Africa: Kate Actress to Represent Africa At Global Celebration of Bill Gates’ Legacy

Africa: UK Opens Trade Gates Wider for Africa With New Reforms to Spur Jobs and Growth

The United Kingdom has unveiled a sweeping package of trade reforms aimed at boosting African exports, creating jobs and fostering economic growth across the continent. Unveiled on 10 July, the reforms centre around updates to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the UK’s flagship trade preference programme launched in 2023. The scheme covers 65 countries…

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Africa: Kate Actress to Represent Africa At Global Celebration of Bill Gates’ Legacy

Africa: Guarding the Gates – Uganda Strengthens Border Health Amid Ongoing Threats

Uganda’s borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health system. With Mpox still active and the memories of the recent Ebola outbreak fresh, the country is intensifying efforts where it matters most: at the borders. With over…

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