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Bill Gates Pledges Majority of $200 Billion to Boost Africa’s Health and Education

This pledge counters U.S. aid cuts by directing resources toward primary healthcare to reduce child mortality across key African nations.

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FILE - Bill Gates speaks during the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Overview

  • Bill Gates announced at the African Union in Addis Ababa that the bulk of his $200 billion pledge over 20 years will support African health and education initiatives.
  • He emphasized investments in primary healthcare, maternal and child nutrition, and school systems to tackle high child mortality rates.
  • Gates highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence to improve diagnostics and health delivery in countries like Nigeria and Rwanda.
  • The Gates Foundation has spent two decades in Africa, backing over 100 innovations and helping save more than 80 million lives through partnerships with GAVI and the Global Fund.
  • Gates warned that cuts to USAID threaten progress and plans to wind down his foundation by 2045 after giving away almost all of his wealth.