HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
We have the tools to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria and our efforts are delivering real, lifesaving results. But don't just take our word for it. The proof is in the progress.
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Share the Proof
Why did one of the world's most successful couples shift their focus to development? Because it works.
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Defying the Odds
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest HIV infection rate in Western Africa. But despite stigma and adversity, one father rose above to save his son's life. Now, that son is giving back.
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Gallery: Vocal Motion
A Namibian a cappella group uses music to educate students about HIV/AIDS.
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The Barbershop
A small loan empowers a mother who says “I don’t want to be dependent on charity”
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Living Proof Presentation
Bill and Melinda Gates introduce Living Proof - a campaign that tells the real story of the incredible progress being achieved by people in developing countries, backed by the support of governments like ours.
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Gallery: HIV Testing and Counseling in Cote d'Ivoire
HIV Testing and Counseling in Cote d'Ivoire
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Holy Water Healing
A committed doctor and a passionate priest team up to fight HIV and TB in Ethiopia.
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Bill Gates presents Living Proof in Paris
Bill Gates shows the remarkable progress that is being made in development.
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Living Proof: The Presentation
See the Living Proof that Bill Gates shared with world leaders.
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Fact: An estimated 200,000 new HIV infections in children have been averted
The use of antiretroviral treatment for HIV-positive pregnant women has averted an estimated 200,000 new HIV infections in children over the last 12 years, the vast majority since 2005.
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Fact: TB deaths are declining globally
Down from 1.8 million deaths in 2007 to 1.3 million in 2009.
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Fact: More than 500 million people have been reached with antimalarial bednets in the past 2 years alone
Saving 200,000 lives per year—that’s nearly 550 fewer deaths every single day.
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Fact: Nearly 4 million Africans have been placed on life preserving antiretroviral treatment for AIDS since 2002
Meaning HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence in the world's poorest countries
