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Gates Foundation disburses over $554 million in global health grants in a single year
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In its first full year as the merged Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the organization disbursed over $554 million in global health grants — a level of single-year philanthropic spending unprecedented among private charitable foundations at the time. The disbursements funded vaccine development, malaria control, HIV/AIDS prevention, and maternal health programs in low-income countries. The scale of giving immediately repositioned the Foundation as one of the most influential non-governmental actors in global public health.
Source: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/foundation-fact-sheet
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