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Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.
Seattle, Washington
Joined December 2008
For decades, the world has made incredible progress in improving children’s health. But that progress is reversing. Our 2025 Goalkeepers Report shares what it takes to save millions of children’s lives—and why we can’t stop at almost. ➡️ https://t.co/xvUQxyDUlL
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This week proved that innovation and collaboration can move us forward—from new partnerships, a #Goalkeepers2030 event, to powerful pledges to #EndPolio and save children’s lives.
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From ending disease to saving mothers and children, the world’s biggest problems aren’t impossible—they’re solvable. David Oyelowo and @DubaiAbulhoul call on all of us to commit, invest, and stand with those advancing real progress. #Goalkeepers2030
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Reducing maternal and newborn mortality is achievable, but it demands widespread commitment. As Dr. @hananbalkhy emphasizes, governments, healthcare providers, researchers, and partners must work together to ensure healthier futures for women and children. #Goalkeepers2030
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Dr. Hadiza Galadanci has seen too many families prepare for nine months, only to go home empty-handed. For the first time this century, child deaths are set to rise. The world has made incredible progress improving children’s health, but progress only matters if we sustain it.
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A mother’s hopes are universal. They stretch across borders and cultures and they remind us that every statistic in global health is a real story, a real family. Today’s challenges are borderless. Our solutions must be too. #Goalkeepers2030
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.@NangaloEva reminds us that even with progress, mothers and babies are still dying—and midwives are burning out. She calls on the world to support health workers so care never stops. #Goalkeepers2030
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One of the most powerful moments tied to Goalkeepers Abu Dhabi was the @ADFinanceWeek announcement earlier that day: a US$1.9 billion financing package dedicated to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). This is partnership at its best—leaders from government,
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As @Ons_Jabeur says, caring for each other is a team sport. When we show up for one another, we can create a world where everyone can thrive. #Goalkeepers2030
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Today, we’re on the verge of achieving something historic: a world without polio. Now, we must all step up to reach the finish line. The Gates Foundation is committing $1.2 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Every child deserves a future free from polio, and
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What if childhood diseases were history? At Monday's Goalkeepers event, we’re imagining a world free from deadly childhood diseases—ambitious, yes, but within reach. Join us and @africa_com on December 8th at 7:15PM GST: https://t.co/mgWfCCNHCf
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Today, global leaders stepped up to pledge $11.34 billion for the @GlobalFund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. At a moment when funding for global health is declining, this is an important sign of continued global support. My thanks to @GovernmentZA and @GOVUK for
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At the @GlobalDPISummit in South Africa, we spoke with changemakers and innovators about what excites them most about Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), from homegrown African solutions, to public-private partnerships that are transforming how people interact with their
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Our $1.4 billion investment into agricultural innovation will help millions of smallholder farmers across Africa and South Asia build resilience and achieve lasting development gains using local, farmer-led solutions. Together, we can help build resilience, protect progress, and
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$1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the world’s poorest regions adapt and build more resilience to droughts, floods, heat waves.
Across Africa and South Asia, smallholder farmers—those who’ve contributed the least to climate change—are being hit hardest by its effects. Extreme weather is causing more food shortages, loss of income, and pushing more families into poverty. But tools like AI-powered weather
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Germany continues to demonstrate its leadership in global health with a €1 billion pledge to the @GlobalFund. This new support from @BMZ_Bund will be instrumental in saving millions more lives from AIDS, TB and malaria while supporting all of our global health security.
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“We are in a race against resistance” But with the help of new tools, we can win the race against #malaria! Watch Krystal Birungi @XtalBirungi of #TargetMalariaUganda @UVRIug on stage at Goalkeepers in NYC as she explains how new tools like #GeneDrive could help disrupt malaria
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#Goalkeepers2030 photo dump! 📷 Missed the event? You can watch the replay here: https://t.co/jd6foyKlv2
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Our Chair @BillGates, President of Global Development @ChrisJElias, and Chief Strategy Officer @ankurvora1 participated in the India Day celebration in Seattle. While honoring Mahatma Gandhi’s values of equality and fundamental dignity, @BillGates spoke about the progress our
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Inspiring words from Salome Agbaroji, National Youth Poet Laureate, at the Goalkeepers Champions lunch, where changemakers gathered to share ideas and drive innovative solutions in their regions, proving progress is possible. #Goalkeepers2030
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To cut child deaths in half again, and ensure the next generation grows up in a world without having to suffer from deadly infectious diseases, we must deliver proven, low-cost interventions and new game-changing innovations to the places that need them most. That’s why we’re
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