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Fighting malaria is a long game, but next generation bed nets are helping move the needle. A team of UK scientists, together with partners around the globe, developed new nets that kill 60% more mosquitoes and have helped reduced malaria cases by 50% where they have been deployed. When the right people come together, anything is possible. But continued investment in the Global Fund is crucial to ensure innovations like this reach communities who need them. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pgates.ly/4kYf0uM

Hear from Polycarp Odhiambo Oyoo, with the International Centre For Reproductive Health Kenya, on why continued investment is crucial to ensure innovations in HIV reach the communities who need them most.

Can you guess which cup is filled to 500 milliliters (mL)? Drop your best guess in the comments. When a woman gives birth, losing 500 mL of blood can be deadly. Thanks to a simple tool–the postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) drape–health workers don’t have to guess. This low-cost plastic drape catches and measures blood loss to help healthcare workers know exactly when intervention is needed. Learn more about this life-saving innovation: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pgates.ly/454IO34

How do you make life-saving vaccines affordable for people around the world? Just ask Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Through a unique market-shaping model, Gavi has vaccinated over 1.2 billion children worldwide. Read more about the groundbreaking alliance and its origins from our Director of Immunization Greg Widmyer to discover the impact. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eM8DsPdU

As part of his recent trip to Copenhagen, CEO Mark Suzman visited the UNICEF Supply Division, seeing the work that the Gates Foundation and many other supporters, including the Danish government, put in to make sure health supplies get to those who need them most.

According to the CDC, there have been more measles cases in the U.S. this year than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. For every 1,000 children who contract the disease, one or two will die. This isn’t just a setback—it’s a clear warning. Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives, and they’ve already saved millions. Supporting programs that ensure they reach everyone, everywhere must be an international priority. More in TIME: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pbit.ly/4mel7fH

For mothers who experience postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), timing is everything. Medical teams needed a solution that could help mothers in crisis before it was too late. The solution? E-MOTIVE. This innovative approach provides midwives, nurses, and doctors with a standard set of interventions, from uterine massages to the types of medicines to use, as a mother’s PPH escalates. In tandem with calibrated PPH drapes, this bundled protocol has transformed maternal care in Makueni County, Kenya: they have not seen a single death from PPH in two years. Continued investment is crucial to ensure innovations like this continue to save the lives of moms. Governments must deliver on funding commitments for health and development that make work like this possible. Read more about how E-MOTIVE is saving lives: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pgates.ly/4m29WGz

Each year, 14 million women experience postpartum hemorrhage, losing more than half a liter of blood within 24 hours of childbirth. Christine was one of those 14 million. But thanks to a life-saving tool, she survived. Now, she feels more hopeful and confident about the care she’ll receive if she gives birth again. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pgates.ly/44SzSNZ Continued investment is crucial to ensure innovations like this continue to save the lives of moms. Governments must deliver on funding commitments for health and development that make work like this possible.

As governments cut billions from global health funding, hard-won progress against HIV and other deadly diseases is under threat. Hear from Polycarp Odhiambo Oyoo, with the International Centre For Reproductive Health Kenya, on what this means for the millions of lives that are now at risk.

The Gates Foundation is proud to join Ballmer Group, Stand Together, Valhalla Foundation, and John Overdeck as co-founders of NextLadder Ventures, a new, independent organization dedicated to making economic mobility more possible for millions of Americans experiencing poverty. We see our investment in NextLadder Ventures as instrumental to increasing our impact toward our goal of lifting millions of people out of poverty and onto a path to prosperity. Through strong collaboration with other funders, we can create solutions for millions of Americans and the frontline workers who serve them.   Together, the co-founders are committing more than $1 billion to scale solutions that will help millions of Americans experiencing poverty build financial stability and upward mobility by: - Expanding access to tech-enabled tools that support low-income Americans through pivotal life moments—from starting a job to raising a family or making a fresh start - Equipping frontline workers like social workers and legal advisors with digital tools to better serve their communities - Investing in breakthrough R&D to ensure that emerging technologies and AI are designed to benefit everyone from the start   We’re also thrilled to share that Ryan Rippel, who has led our Economic Mobility and Opportunity Strategy since its inception in 2017, will serve as the founding CEO of NextLadder Ventures. Ryan brings deep experience, strategic vision, and a collaborative spirit to this important work. We believe this is a pivotal step forward in helping more Americans not just get by but thrive with dignity and agency in their communities.    Learn more about NextLadder Ventures here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/dJhXUYWv