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Survival for children with cancer still differs greatly, depending on where they live. @WHO is working to address this, driven by the goal of ensuring access to care for all children. In high-income countries, where comprehensive cancer care is widely available, more than 80% of children with cancer are cured. But in many low- and middle-income countries, fewer than 30% survive. The @WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, a unique collaboration with @StJude Children’s Research Hospital, is committed to increasing global childhood cancer survival to at least 60% by 2030, while reducing suffering and improving quality of life. who.int/initiatives/th…

لطالما كان الابتكار في مجموعة البنك الدولي عنصراً أساسياً في تحقيق رسالتها. فالابتكار ضروري لتحقيق أهداف التنمية، حيث يساعد على التكيف مع تغير الظروف والأحوال بوتيرة أسرع، وتصميم حلول أكثر ذكاء تحقق أثراً واسع النطاق، وإنجاز المزيد بأقل الموارد. تعرفوا أكثر على تجربتنا بهذا الخصوص: wrld.bg/Y6ih50YfgJh

Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer. Yet this is one of the few cancers we can prevent and even eliminate. Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer, can prevent majority of cases when combined with screening and treatment. In 2024, the Gates Foundation committed $180 million to help eliminate cervical cancer. As President of Global Development Dr. @ChrisJElias says “now is the time for governments and partners around the world to increase HPV vaccine access and protect future generations from cervical cancer.” The tools exist. The moment is now. Learn more: gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-ce… #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay

When Semiye finally reached Kwalita Village in Nigeria after hours of rain, rough roads, and exhaustion, he was met by a group of mothers asking one urgent question: “Did you bring malaria nets?” He hadn’t. He had brought books. That moment was a wake-up call. When children are battling malaria, education can’t come first. Health is the foundation for learning and for life. Semiye Michael Larayetan story aligns with what we believe in, that real impact starts with listening. Community voices shaped effective malaria responses, ensuring prevention tools like mosquito nets reach families who need them most. 🔗gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles…

.@UNICEF Representative Sheldon Yett inaugurated the Tayba Al Hasanab Women & Girls’ Safe Space in Jebel Awlia, #Khartoum - a hub providing mental health & psychosocial support, GBV services & referrals in a high-need area, with trained staff delivering survivor-centred care.

More than 700 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Making motherhood safer must be a human rights imperative. @UNFPA calls on governments to make greater investments in maternal health. unfpa.org/maternal-health

Every year, I look forward to sharing my thoughts on our progress as a foundation and my vision for the work ahead. This year feels more significant than those before it—the world has changed dramatically since my last annual letter. The @gatesfoundation was built on a simple but powerful promise: everyone deserves the chance to live a healthy life and reach their full potential. More recently, that promise has been tested in very real ways. In 2025, global childhood deaths rose for the first time this century, and millions of these deaths were preventable. Declines in health funding have left low-income countries with increasingly fewer resources to invest in their people. It wouldn’t surprise me if some readers wondered whether my outlook has grown bleak. I can say with confidence: it hasn’t. These constraints are significant, but they aren’t permanent. Every day our partners around the world are proving progress is possible. And new innovations from AI-enabled ultrasounds to next-generation vaccines are expanding and accelerating what we can achieve together. Our compressed timeline simply gives us a mandate and a deadline to maximize our impact and solve the problems we were founded to address. In this year’s annual letter, I explore what we’ll prioritize in our next chapter and how we plan to help progress rebound. I hope you’ll take a look here: gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles…

Green growth without justice isn’t sustainable. From labor halls in the 1980s to today’s climate frameworks, Just Transition reminds us - climate action that ignores workers and farmers creates new risks. @CGIAR Climate Security explains why justice can’t be an afterthought.

My annual letter is a window into how the @gatesfoundation is approaching the next two decades, at a moment when global health is facing its first reversal in a generation, but progress is still possible. Our end goal remains clear: achieving a future where a child’s opportunities, and even chance of survival, are not determined by where they are born. To get there, we’re focusing our efforts on three concrete—though certainly ambitious—priorities. If you haven’t had a chance to read what we’re working toward through 2045, I encourage you to take a moment to view it here: gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles….