By Jack Nash
01 December 2025
Research on HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) has advanced significantly since the retrovirus’s discovery in the 1980s. AIDS results from HIV infection, and complications from AIDS have led to the deaths of 35 million people since it was identified in 1981. This discovery led to the creation of the first […]
By Jack Nash
03 November 2025
Every day, 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safely managed sanitation facilities at home. This stark reality represents one of the most pressing yet unaddressed challenges of our time, affecting not just individual health but entire communities’ economic and social development. Sanitation research sits at the intersection of public health, engineering, and social science, offering evidence-based […]
By Jack Nash
19 November 2023
Increasing research into and awareness of sanitation issues and solutions is key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal for sanitation for all. In our blog, we highlight Gates-funded water and sanitation research in honor of World Toilet Day.
By Guest Author
17 August 2023
In honor of World Mosquito Day, we speak to three Gates Open Research authors about their Method Article, which explores new rapid tests for dengue virus surveillance and control.
By Guest Author
14 June 2023
We speak to Tara Shochet and Lucía Berro Pizzarossa about the use of self-managed abortion as a safe and accessible family planning and reproductive healthcare option.
By Guest Author
17 April 2023
This World Malaria Day, we explore how new insecticide approaches can combat insecticide resistance in malaria in an interview with Dr Bayili Koama.
By Jack Nash
28 March 2023
In honour of six years of Gates Open Research, we explore how the open research landscape has changed since 2017, the Gates Foundation’s own open policies, and publishing highlights from the past six years.
By Jack Nash
25 January 2023
In honor of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, we’re exploring the NTD global health agenda and some of the cutting-edge neglected tropical diseases research published with Gates Open Research.
