Full text: Coronavirus vaccine could take two years, humankind has never had a more urgent task, writes Bill Gates
Billgates • 5 years agoHumankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus.
Bill Gates lists out scientific advances needed to stop COVID-19 in online memo, says 'testing critical to control coronavirus'
Billgates • 5 years agoTesting is critical to getting the COVID-19 disease under control and beginning to re-open the economy, says Bill Gates
Coronavirus Outbreak: Gates Foundation to give $150 million more to combat COVID-19 globally
• 5 years agoThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an additional $150 million of grant for the global fight against the deadly coronavirus, raising its total funding to more than $250 million
Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Roshni Nadar among world's 100 most powerful women: Forbes
• 5 years agoFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been named among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes
Narendra Modi receives Global Goalkeeper award by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat mission
• 6 years agoStressing that the success of the campaign could not be measured in numbers, Modi said the poor people and the women of India were benefitted the most by it
Narendra Modi at UNGA: PM presents India's progress report to fight climate crisis, receives Global Goalkeeper award for Swachh Bharat' mission
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSpeaking at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Monday, Modi spoke about the importance of using renewable sources of energy instead of non-renewable resources, while giving his address at UN Climate Action Change
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation laurels Narendra Modi for Swachh Bharat: All you need to know about Global Goalkeeper Award
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAmid international condemnation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to bestow the 'Global Goalkeeper Award' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for the Centre's efforts to "improve access to sanitation in India".
Gates Annual Letter discusses women empowerment, DNA kits, next-gen toilets and more
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoFor the 2019 annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates discuss nine surprising things they didn't see coming in 2018.
Melinda Gates says world has become 'dramatically healthier' in past 20 years, global health funds behind progress
• 6 years agoNoting that the global health funds are behind a lot of this progress, Melinda said around the year 2000, the world started investing more in global health, and in particular, in global health institutions that really pooled the world's resources to buy things that would make the people healthier.
Bill Gates says jobs growth in India is linked to quality education; universities and schools must foster innovation
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMicrosoft founder Bill Gates believes the private sector is where most jobs will be created, and that there is opportunity to get way more out of the private sector.