The Gates Basis annual funds for 2024 is its largest but

The Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis authorised its largest annual funds ever, committing $8.6 billion to assist plug gaps in total support for well being applications on this planet’s poorest nations. The spending improve in 2024 will assist a variety of targets together with the eradication of polio, improvement of latest tuberculosis medicine, and supply of provides to stem little one and…

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hello! it's been a while since you've posted any essay collection 👀 would you be willing to share your favourites of this year with us?

yes! here you go —

Disunited Kingdom by Fintan O'Toole

South Asia's place in contemporary climate fiction by Evan Tims

What's the matter with men? by Idrees Kahloon (archived)

Power to the Caribbean people by V. S. Naipaul (archived)

Can Russia ever be democratic? by Kyle Orton

Death by Design by Daniel Callcut

Joshimath: once upon a town by Rahul Pandita

Exposed by Sadie Levy Gale

In the Shifting Embrace of the Ganga by Arati Kumar-Rao

(Less essay, more interview) Matty Healy by Alexis Petridis

The Roots of Global South's New Resentment by Mark Suzman

How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis by Alex Palmer (archived)

This review of Oppenheimer by Richard Brody of the New Yorker (archived)

India's new growing elite by Shekhar Gupta

There are definitely more I'm forgetting and which I will try to excavate!

At the heart of the initiative is the three-part documentary series for BBC Two and iPlayer titled Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, featuring contributions from Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester, Lolita Chakrabarti, Martin Freeman and Jessie Buckley, alongside academics and writers including James Shapiro, Jeanette Winterson, Lucy Jago, Jeremy O’Harris and Ewan Fernie.

The documentary series will be made available from 8 November at 9pm.

A whole host of archived productions and Shakespeare-based films will be released across October and November to celebrate the contributions made by the First Folio.

There will also be specially created new introductions for many of these, featuring David Tennant on Hamlet, Richard Eyre on King Lear, Janet Suzman on Wars of the Roses, Gregory Doran on the Shakespeare Gala from the RSC, Russell T Davies on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mirren on As You Like It, Hugh Quarshie on Othello, Steven Berkoff on Hamlet at Elsinore, Simon Russell Beale on The Hollow Crown, and Ian McKellen on All is True.

The Singing Detective - BBC One - November 16, 1986 - December 21, 1986

Drama / Musical (6 episodes)

Running Time: 402 minutes total

Stars:

Michael Gambon as Philip Marlow

Janet Suzman as Nicola

Patrick Malahide as Mark Binney

Jim Carter as Mr. Marlow

Lyndon Davies as Philip (aged 10)

Bill Paterson as Dr. Gibbon

Alison Steadman as Mrs Marlow

Joanne Whalley as Nurse Mills

Imelda Staunton as Staff Nurse White

David Ryall as Mr. Hall

Gerard Horan as Reginald

Kenya’s digital ID boosted by Gates Foundation but govt struggles to convince citizens

Biometric Update Oct 16, 2023, 4:09 pm EDT | By Masha Borak Kenya’s digital ID project, known as Maisha Namba, will receive advice from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The global charity group, started by the Microsoft founder, will help connect the Kenyan government to key technical experts and partners, Mark Suzman, CEO at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, told Business Daily…

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AI Principles for Development to Promote Equity, Accelerate Progress

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman shares the first principles on artificial intelligence (AI) that will be used to guide the foundation’s use of AI.

Make Me Care About Podcast: Solving The World's Problems One Step At A Time

 Don't forget about Bill Gates on Jeffrey Epstein's island of underage sex. Don't forget about his philandering on Melinda, his then-wife. But remember that the Gates's have amassed billions of dollars to make the world a better place. And, contrary to right-wing extremists, Gates has never been part of any grand conspiracy, unless you count the one where we all use Microsoft Office and the Windows OS.

In March, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new podcast series called, Make Me Care About, hosted by award–winning podcast host and New York Times best-selling author Jen Hatmaker. The13 episodes of the first season are available, and I've listened to every one of them. Based in Seattle, Washington, the Gates Foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates and the board of trustees.

The podcast feature Jen Hatmaker in conversation with guests from around the world who are solving some of the world’s biggest problems. Listeners will hear stories of health care workers, advocates, scientists, and educators whom the foundation supports through its thousands of grantees, as well as employees, all of whom are working to end disease, poverty, and inequality.

“By investigating innovative but often overlooked solutions to global challenges, Make Me Care About is an invitation for listeners to be inspired by amazing people and their work on world-changing projects,” said Susan Byrnes, chief communications officer at the Gates Foundation. “Through conversations with our partners and experts, Jen shares some of the remarkable stories that motivate our work to create a world where every person—no matter where they’re born—is able to live a healthy life and reach their full potential.”  

Each episode dives into a different challenge.  Topics range from maternal mortality to the importance of iodized salt, the pivotal developmental stage of ninth grade to the impact of malaria on communities around the globe, from poop and outdated toilets to garbanzo beans’ role in tackling malnutrition.

One of my favorite episodes was the one on wastewater. In the episode, host Hatmaker speaks to Supriya Kumar, who is the Program Officer in Global Health in the Gates Foundation. Kumar explains that by testing the sewage in a particular location, health officials can determine what pathogens are in the area and a particular hazard. For example, the polio virus was identified in New York City last year due to surveilling wastewater. Kumar points out that closed-loop settings, like university dorms, were useful during the pandemic, in determining possible pathogen exposure among students. 

Jen Hatmaker wears a lot of hats in her life. See what I did there? She's an author, podcaster, speaker, advocate, educator, and Mother. She is also creator / host of the For The Love podcast, with an ear worthy episode being an interview with standup comedian Nate Bargatze.

As a host, she's first class, asking detailed questions and exuding an enthusiasm for the topics that is infectious.

“I love to share inspiring stories, so I’m excited to be partnering with the Gates Foundation on the Make Me Care About podcast,” said Hatmaker. “Every episode is a real opportunity to connect with some of the most remarkable people the foundation works with. Together, we’ll investigate the deeply important and impactful topics that often get little attention and explore the stories behind some of the most innovative solutions helping us all to live, grow, and thrive.”

“These days, it can be hard to feel hopeful when you check in with your newsfeed,” said Chloe Louvouezo, senior content producer at the Gates Foundation. “This podcast aims to change that. It dives into fascinating developments that don't often show up in the news. It gives people a way to relate to issues that may feel far away and to consider their role in helping others, both in their community and around the world.”

To learn more about Make Me Care About, visit the website.

Economics of Women’s Health | Davos 2023 | World Economic Forum

Economics of Women’s Health | Davos 2023 | World Economic Forum Gendered health and well-being gaps persist due to: Inadequate investment in women's health Lack of gender-responsive healthcare services Inequitable distribution of resources and power Gender biases and discriminatory cultural norms Insufficient data and research on women's health issues Policies and actions needed to improve the situation include: Increased investment in women's health Implementation of gender-responsive healthcare services Addressing gender inequalities through empowering women Encouraging research and data collection on women's health Addressing cultural norms and biases through education and awareness programs. Speakers: Helen E. Clark, Kevin Ali, Natalia Kanem, Smriti Zubin Irani, Mark Suzman, Shyam Bishen The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. women's health, economic development, social development, gendered health gaps, policies, actions, investment, gender-responsive healthcare services, resource distribution, power, gender biases, cultural norms, data, research. #change #research #development #health #people #data #business #healthcare #education #power #economics #gender #leaders #investment #society

Gates Foundation to fight disease, poverty in 2023 with $8.3bn

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will spend $8.3 billion to fight poverty, disease and inequity in the year 2023. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Mr Mark Suzman, on Tuesday in Lagos. Suzman said the budget was the largest in the foundation’s history and a response to multiple crises that threaten to stall or reverse global…

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Gates Foundation Moves to Eradicate Polio Globally NBC Bay Area

The Invoice and Melinda Gates Basis says it is going to commit $1.2 billion to the trouble to finish polio worldwide. The cash shall be used to assist implement the International Polio Eradication Initiative’s technique by 2026. The initiative is making an attempt to finish the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the final two endemic international locations, the muse stated in an announcement Sunday. The cash additionally shall be used to cease outbreaks of latest variants of the virus. The announcement was made Sunday on the World Well being Summit in Berlin. The inspiration says in an announcement on its web site that it has contributed practically $5 billion to the polio eradication initiative. The initiative is making an attempt to combine polio campaigns into broader well being companies, whereas it scales up use of the novel oral polio vaccine kind 2. The group is also working to make nationwide well being techniques stronger so international locations are higher ready for future well being threats, the assertion stated. “The final steps to eradication are by far the hardest. However our basis stays devoted to a polio-free future, and we’re optimistic that we are going to see it quickly,” stated basis CEO Mark Suzman. Pakistan has reported 20 polio instances to this point this 12 months, all within the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Afghanistan, which has registered two instances this 12 months, beforehand lacked entry to vaccines due to violence and the Taliban banning polio groups in areas underneath its management. Nevertheless final 12 months, a number of months after they took over Afghanistan, the Taliban agreed to permit United Nations well being employees to start a nationwide marketing campaign. Pakistan has lengthy struggled with Islamic militants concentrating on polio employees and the police defending them, falsely claiming that vaccinations are a Western marketing campaign to sterilize kids. This 12 months, it has the added problem of unprecedented rainfall destroying highway networks and well being services, limiting vaccination drives, and displacing communities. Polio is the state of paralysis attributable to the extremely contagious poliovirus. Right here’s what it is advisable know to guard your loved ones. Regardless of the billions of {dollars} which have gone into the trouble to eradicate polio since 1988 — this system prices about $1 billion yearly — the World Well being Group and companions have missed repeated deadlines to wipe out the illness and have come underneath sustained criticism for failing to adapt to challenges. Lately, for instance, there have been extra instances of polio linked to the oral vaccine utilized in eradication efforts than these attributable to the wild virus. Quite a few consultants have additionally questioned whether or not extra money is what’s wanted to eradicate polio, because the initiative is already among the best funded in world public well being and has hardly ever confronted any funding gaps. Though WHO and companions have lowered the incidence of polio by greater than 99%, that progress was largely made within the first 10 years. The illness stays stubbornly entrenched in war-torn areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan and there have been dozens of vaccine-triggered outbreaks in Africa and elsewhere in recent times, together with the U.S. and Israel. An unbiased panel shaped to guage the eradication effort’s progress has repeatedly recognized vital strategic errors made by international locations, WHO and their donors, warning that their reluctance to vary course, amongst different points, might in the end enable polio to resurge. The eradication initiative is a public-private partnership led by a gaggle of nationwide governments that features the Gates Basis, Rotary Worldwide, the World Well being Group and the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. Supply hyperlink Originally published at SF Newsvine

Tribune: « Une riposte mondiale est nécessaire pour dompter la COVID-19 »

Par Mark Suzman, PDG de la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates Cette semaine, nous avons appris que le vaccin contre la COVID-19 développé par l’Université d’Oxford et AstraZeneca ne semble pas avoir d’effets significatifs contre l’infection légère ou modérée par le variant du virus, B.1.351, identifié pour la première fois en Afrique du Sud. Cette nouvelle est profondément décevante. La frustration…

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dear miss c! you're doing the lord's work by helping out us less read folks.

would you mind suggesting some works (books/papers/articles /essays) related to the following topics:

1. Poverty (in the Post Pandemic world)

2. Power and Crisis

3. Women in the Workforce

4. State of education in Rural India during Crisis

5. Neo-colonialism

I'm asking a lot, but help a girl out plis 🫶🏼

thankyou. 🕊️💌

Hello! I can't address all of these, but here's what I have:

Poverty

The Roots of the Global South’s New Resentment by Mark Suzman (Foreign Affairs)

COVID 19, Consumption and Inequality by Mudit Kapoor, Shamika Ravi and A. K. Shiva Kumar

Covid-19 and poverty vulnerability by Fabian Mendez Ramos and Jaime Lara

Workforce Participation

Workfare as an Effective Way to Fight Poverty: The Case of India’s NREGS by Shamika Ravi and Monika Engler

Empowerment and Microfinance in India by Shamika Ravi, Ashok Rai

Neocolonialism

The Great Divergence by Kenneth Pomeranz: not neocolonialism per se, but discusses the origins of current global inequality in wealth distribution, and it traces this to colonialism

Conflict, Competition and Cooperation in the Sociology of Development and Social Transformations by Ulrike Schuerkens

An Introduction to World-systems Perspective by Thomas Shannon: the world-systems theory is pretty much the foundation of how neocolonialism is thought about, and this is a good introduction to it

Postmodern Imperialism: Geopolitics and the Great Games by Eric Walberg: on the long tail of imperialism and colonialism 

Happy reading! Also, I'll update this if I find more resources for you.

OPINION: Global Action: the Only Way To Get Ahead of COVID-19, By Mark Suzman

OPINION: Global Action: the Only Way To Get Ahead of COVID-19, By Mark Suzman

If COVID-19 has taught the world anything over the past year, it is that we’re all in this together. Variants may continue to emerge that could put everyone at risk. We cannot defeat this pandemic unless everyone, everywhere, has a chance to get vaccinated. This week, we learnt that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca appears to provide no measurable effect…

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“A ruined pier, it says a thousand things... the futility of man’s efforts and self-aggrandizement, moral decline...”

“It says the pier burnt down. Good God, no wonder the church is empty.”

Midsomer Murders, Season 13 - The Sword of Guillaume

Actors Janet Suzman (left) as Lady Percy and Roy Dotrice (1923 - 2017) as Hotspur in a scene from the Shakespeare play 'Henry IV Part 2', a Royal Shakespeare Company production at Stratford-upon-Avon, 15th April 1964. This season marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth, and the company are presenting Shakespeare's historical plays in chronological order, starting with 'Richard II'. 

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bill Gates calls inequitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’

© offered by using Geekwire Dr. Onyimbo Kerama, lead advisor and government director at Motire Occupational fitness and security solutions In Thika, Kenya, uses a LumiraDx diagnostic instrument to check for COVID-19. (invoice & Melinda Gates basis picture) As individuals within the u.s. debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a brand new document from the Seattle-based bill & Melinda Gates foundation is a reminder that many individuals all over the world nevertheless can’t get the shot although they desire it. “the lack of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines is a public fitness tragedy,” says invoice Gates in a press release accompanying the liberate of the Gates foundation’s annual Goalkeepers record, which has tracked the world’s development toward the United nations Sustainable development goals for the past five years. The latest report, released Monday night, changed into authored by means of invoice Gates and Melinda French Gates as co-chairs of the basis. they're continuing to lead the Gates groundwork in these roles for a two-yr trial duration following their divorce. COVID-19 is a crucial theme of the document, which cites the “unprecedented” building of multiple vaccines in less than a 12 months, vs. the normal timeline of 10 to 15 years. at the equal time, the document notes, more than 80% of COVID-19 vaccines to this point were administered in excessive-salary and higher-center-earnings nations. “Some have secured two to thrice the number of doses essential to cover their populations, in case boosters are obligatory for increasingly infectious versions,” write invoice Gates and Melinda French Gates in the report. “meanwhile, under 1% of doses were administered in low-salary nations. These inequities are a profound moral outrage—and lift the very real chance that high-salary international locations and communities will begin to treat COVID-19 as yet another epidemic of poverty: no longer our issue.” invoice Gates warned repeatedly concerning the risk of inequitable vaccine distribution final yr as vaccines were being developed. “we will’t put the pandemic at the back of us until everyone, despite where they are living, has access to vaccines,” he observed in his statement launched along with the newest Goalkeepers file. The Gates foundation has committed about $1.7 billion to efforts to combat COVID-19 and distribute vaccines globally within the closing 18 months. An further 30 million people fell into intense poverty in the past year, reversing many fresh beneficial properties, according to records stated in the document. moreover, the record underscores the influence of the pandemic on education and gender equality around the globe. Mark Suzman, the Gates groundwork CEO, informed newshounds in a convention name that now's the time no longer simplest to handle present inequities in COVID-19 vaccines but additionally to prepare for the future via initiatives akin to genomic surveillance that cuts throughout distinct countries. Suzman mentioned the want for “world in its place of national and regional infrastructures that make sure we by no means face this form of crisis again.” 먹튀검증