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Women's tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will work to support prenatal care

Mar. 08, 2024 00:21 AM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The charitable wing of the women's professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have started a joint effort to provide prenatal vitamins to 1 million women in low- and middle-income countries. The Women Change the Game campaign —...

How AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women's organization

Feb. 22, 2024 00:11 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Komal Vilas Thatkare says she doesn't have anyone to ask about her most private health questions. “There are only men in my home — no ladies," said the 32-year-old mother and housewife in Mumbai. "I don’t speak to anyone here. So I used this app as it helps me...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO calls for billionaires to give away more and soon

Jan. 25, 2024 00:06 AM EST

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a message: Hey billionaires, give away more of your money to address inequality and do it soon. Mark Suzman made the call in his annual letter released Thursday that led with the story of Chuck Feeney, a billionaire whose...