A $370 million annual commitment by the Gates Foundation is being directed to support maternal and children's health.
is the alarming rate of maternal deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth, with an estimated 800 women dying every day from preventable causes worldwide — one death every two minutes.
The Goalkeepers Report spotlights life-saving innovations that could save two million mothers and babies by 2030. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, co-chaired by French Gates, has committed $370 million annually from 2023 to 2027 to support maternal and children's health. French Gates said she recently learned about the disparity in maternal mortality with Black and indigenous women being three times more likely to die than White mothers after tennis star Serena Williams spoke out about it in an essay.
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