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Melinda Gates: "Nobody actually collects good data about women's lives"

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 7, 2018
“What gets measured is what gets done,” the longtime philanthropist says about investing in women.
French Gates, co-chair of the Gates foundation, says that world needs to do more to progress toward lofty sustainable development goals.
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Bill Gates on getting billionaires behind clean energy

by David Brancaccio
Feb 23, 2016
The tech giant says "ruthless" private business thinking is necessary for energy innovation.
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, directed his attention towards 15-year-olds in his annual letter to followers of the foundation.
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An uncertain future for big data in education

by Amy Scott
Apr 2, 2014
New York drops out of inBloom, a Gates Foundation-backed effort to store data.
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GSK seeks approval for RTS,S malaria vaccine

by Stephen Beard
Oct 8, 2013
Data show the vaccine is modestly effective against malaria.
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Melinda Gates on providing contraception for women worldwide

by Jeremy Hobson
Jul 10, 2012
The philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discusses why her latest effort is to provide contraceptive options for women around the globe.
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