Bill Gates pledges $912 million to global disease fight, urges governments to step up


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

Bill Gates makes opening remarks during the annual Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist Bill Gates announced on Monday as he urged governments to reverse global health funding cuts.

Speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York, Gates said the world was at a crossroads, with millions of children at risk of dying if funding drops too steeply.

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