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Launched Grand Challenges in Global Health to solve neglected science problems
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The Gates Foundation committed $200 million to launch Grand Challenges in Global Health, a competitive program challenging scientists worldwide to solve 14 fundamental scientific problems in global health that had been neglected due to lack of commercial incentive. The program funded 43 research teams across 33 countries working on projects including single-dose vaccines that require no refrigeration and new methods for controlling disease-carrying mosquitoes. It has since expanded into hundreds of challenges and spawned thousands of funded projects.
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