Nine organizations set to receive more than $5 million for local programs from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation SEATTLE, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Hilary C. Pennington to receive the Harry S. Truman Award for her outstanding leadership ORLANDO, Fla., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hilary C.

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ? Program for Africa's Seed System (PASS): Phase 2This $56 million grant will increase the availability and accessibility of more resilient and higher-yielding seed varieties of important food crops in sub-Saharan Africa to increase productivity and improve smallholder farmer livelihoods. PASS's ultimate goal is to develop a sustainable and thriving national product development and delivery system to serve smallholder farmers. For more information, contact

International private and public partners announced a joint effort on Monday to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020.

Bill Gates announced that his foundation would be donating $750 million to help fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria