Overview

• Bill Gates announced plans to donate $200 billion through the Gates Foundation by 2045, accelerating its wind-down timeline to December 31, 2045.
• The foundation, which has already disbursed $100 billion since 2000, will focus on maternal and infant health, eradicating infectious diseases, and alleviating poverty.
• Gates sharply criticized Elon Musk for overseeing U.S. aid cuts, accusing him of causing preventable deaths among the world’s poorest populations.
• He emphasized that philanthropic efforts alone cannot replace government funding, warning that diseases like polio cannot be eradicated without U.S. support.
• Gates called on other ultra-wealthy individuals to increase the scale and speed of their giving to address urgent global challenges.