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Bill Gates Urges White House to Restore Health Funding

3/18/2025

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Billionaire Bill Gates is passionately calling on the White House to sustain funding for global health initiatives, as his foundation struggles to bridge the federal funding gaps. With recent cuts to U.S. foreign aid threatening vital health services, experts warn that these reductions could result in millions of preventable deaths, especially in HIV prevention and treatment.

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Billionaire Bill Gates is passionately calling on the White House to sustain funding for global health initiatives, as his foundation struggles to bridge the federal funding gaps. With recent cuts to U.S. foreign aid threatening vital health services, experts warn that these reductions could result in millions of preventable deaths, especially in HIV prevention and treatment.