Friday, January 27, 2012


Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits US$ 750 Million to Global Fund
  • 10th anniversary of innovative aid programme celebrates millions of lives saved
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving US$ 750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria through innovative funding mechanism
  • The theme of the 42nd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 26 January 2012 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today renewed its commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, the Gates Foundation is giving US$ 750 million through a promissory note – a new and innovative funding mechanism.

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