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Melinda French Gates commits $215M to women's health

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Melinda French Gates is dedicating $215 million to women's health initiatives, bringing her total commitment to $600 million. This funding will focus on reproductive care, midlife health, and mental health, aiming to signal to other wealthy individuals the importance and viability of investing in this underfunded sector. French Gates is leveraging philanthropy, investing, and policy advocacy through her firm Pivotal to address these critical health needs. AI

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Melinda French Gates commits $215M to women's health

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Hinchliffe ·

    ‘If not now, when?’: Melinda French Gates on acting without fear as a philanthropist in the Trump era

    She's putting a fresh $215 million into women's health—and wants to send a signal to other billionaires.

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