The Effectiveness of Life-saving Vaccines

One hundred years ago, infectious diseases were the main cause of death worldwide, even in the most developed c...

Why Human Mind refuses to believe Facts

'The mind' most often refers to the seat of human consciousness. The the...

Bill Gates on Improving Global Health

Bill Gates has spent much of the past decade trying to improve healthcare around the world through the Bill &am...

Five Most Inspirational Persons and the Books they Suggest You Read

Many of the brightest minds in technology, entertainment, business, and philanthropy have said they owe their success to reading. Ever wonde...

Bill Gates invests $50 million towards Alzheimer’s R&D in the Dementia Discovery Fund

When it comes to meaningful charity, Gates is the first name that comes to one’s mind. Bill Gates never loses an opportunity to donate for a noble cause. H...

The One and Only Shot you've got to Have!

The saying "one for all, and all for one" has taken a whole new level of meaning, with this technology. Engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have invented t...

16 Million Reasons To Be Optimistic About Polio

People often ask me how I know the world is getting better. I usually point to numbers like this one: Because of efforts to eradicate polio by groups like Rotary Internatio...

Seventieth World Health Assembly Opens In Geneva

In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan offered some advice to delegates "as you continue to shape the future of thi...

With an endowment of $39.6 billion, and an annual grant support of about $4 billion, US-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is one of the leading private found...