Bloomberg Philanthropies is to roll out a US$40 million programme to tackle novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries. The Bloomberg Philanthropies Coronavirus Global Response Initiative aims to provide support to low- and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on Africa, to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. The Initiative will look at both preventing cases […]
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Gates Foundation invests in coronavirus fight
Efforts to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak are to receive a US$100 million boost from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The outbreak of novel coronavirus has claimed well in excess of 500 lives in China, where 28,018 confirmed cases have been reported and a further 24,702 cases are suspected at the time of writing. […]
Ayushman Bharat: Will it help to make India healthy?
One of the most significant achievements of the Narendra Modi’s government has been the mega healthcare reform ushered in with the launch of flagship healthcare scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana – better known as Ayushman Bharat, or ‘Modicare’. The ambitious scheme – often touted as the world’s biggest healthcare scheme – aims to provide […]
PHFI accused of misusing funds from Gates Foundation; loses foreign funding
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has been accused of misusing funds acquired from the Gates Foundation. It has been stripped of its right to foreign funding by the Home Ministry as a result. The PHFI is a public-private initiative, launched in 2006 by the then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2006. Its aim is […]
Gates Foundation and India: ties cut or fake news at play?
Ties between one of India’s largest immunization programs and the Gates Foundation have been cut, media reports suggest. However, the Health Ministry dismisses such claims as “misleading.” “Shut the gate” on Gates The Economic Times reports that the Modi government has “shut the gate” on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as far as the […]
Bill Gates looks to work with India on e-health
Bill Gates, American computing colossus and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has announced his intention to work with the Indian government on social projects driven by information technology (IT) and e-health is one of them. Calling government spending on health in India “very inadequate”, the multi-billionaire extolled the virtues of e-health, saying […]