Gates Foundation

A #polio emergency, then and now:

Photo of the day: If we learn from the success of #India, we can end #polio once and for all:

RT @gateshealth: We're all responsible for a polio-free world end #Polio for good. #vaccineswork

RT @gateshealth: #RTIFYOU believe almost is not enough. #Polio is 99% gone. Let's make history and eliminate it for good. #vaccineswork

RT @BillGates: This week at #WHA65 World Health Ministers, @UN Sec Ban Ki-moon calling on world to respond to #polio threat.

#Polio is 99% gone from the world. But "almost" just isn't good enough. @rotary

RT @gateshealth All children deserve the right to the same life-saving #vaccines. #vaccineswork

RT @gateshealth: A Winning Game Plan for the Decade of Vaccines @HuffPostImpact  #vaccineswork

RT @gateshealth: Part 1 of 4: Diary of a Vaccine Monitor. Go on the ground in Myanmar to witness the lifesaving power of vaccines!

Photo of the day: Vaccines protect kids from diseases many never encounter, such as cholera: #vaccineswork

Washington state whooping cough epidemic is a reminder: All children deserve access to lifesaving #vaccines.

RT @ONECampaign: .@BillGates' father says vaccines are "an act of love." Read why: (via @gatesfoundation)

RT @gateshealth All children deserve the right to the same life-saving #vaccines. #vaccineswork

When mothers are healthy, they "pay it forward" to the benefit of their children, families, and communities:

Photo of the day: Protecting every child until we end #polio for good:

RT @gatesag: Promoting greater #foodsecurity can transform the face of hunger and poverty & often it's the face of a young child.

Washington state whooping cough epidemic is a reminder: All children deserve access to lifesaving #vaccines.

Photo of the day: Helping children grow up healthy in #Bangladesh: #health

RT @gatesed: Bill Gates speaks to @NYTimes about why we need to understand and reward great #teachers:

RT @gatesed: Is closing the #edgap the social justice issue of our time? One teacher says yes. #EDequity

RT @gatesed: Chelsea Clinton had too many great teachers to choose just one:

RT @gatesed: 10 Inspiring "Thank You" Messages to Special #Teachers: #thankateacher

Photo of the Day: Have you thanked one of your #teachers this week? #ThankATeacher

RT @melindagates: Thx to all the So. Cal #teachers who joined our town hall last night. Here's some of my thoughts after reflecting:

RT @gatesag: The Last Mile: Reaching Women Farmers @RogerThurow on why reaching women farmers is key to #foodsecurity issues.

RT @gatesag: #Women subsistence #farmers are the future of sub-Saharan #Africa's food output, if discrimination can be overcome.

New Report: Fewer women dying in pregnancy, childbirth: #MMR2012 #motherhood

RT @Half: .@MelindaGates discusses how #HalftheSky has put a human face on women's issues More on our site:

West African women demand the tools they need to plan their families: #contraception #nocontroversy

"This is about empowering women to be educated and to make the choice they want." @MelindaGates #NoControversy

"My Kenyan mamas" - a beautiful story from @Juliennegage. Humans need food, medicine, access to care...and affection

How to Survive a Plague: "At some point, your own story becomes history." #AIDS #HIV

Finding "The Boss": The story behind a special photo that's grown into a symbol for our work: via @PATHtweets

There is #NoControversy in #contraception. Read personal stories from around the world:

RT @MSHHealthImpact: New @socialgoodmoms piece on @gatesfoundation blog: "Alison's Story and Implications of #Preterm Birth" #borntoosoon

RT @WHO: Read your and other's #BornTooSoon personal stories here