Gates Foundation's $200 Billion Gamble: Will it Save Lives or Fall Short?

The Gates Foundation's $200 Billion Commitment: A Race Against Time. The Gates Foundation has pledged a monumental $200 billion to combat some of the world's deadliest diseases by 2045. Fortune senior reporter Alexa Mikhail traveled to South Africa to witness the foundation's work firsthand. "We're praying to the gods that there's more funding for this work because we are saving lives," said a nurse in Paarl, South Africa, reflecting the anxieties surrounding potential funding cuts. Mikhail's report highlights the impact of the foundation's efforts in tuberculosis vaccine clinical trials and HIV prevention programs. However, the recent executive order to begin dismantling USAID casts a shadow of uncertainty over the future of these critical initiatives. Sources express fear that even if Gates Foundation funding continues, the fragility of the global health system makes progress vulnerable without support from donor governments. The video underscores the importance of sustained international collaboration in global health.