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Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes

Burkina Faso's military government under Ibrahim Traoré has ordered the immediate halt of an initiative backed by US ...
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Burkina Faso suspends Bill Gates-backed malaria funded initiative

Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the controversial Target Malaria project, a Bill and Melinda Gates ...
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Burkina Faso stops Gates Foundation’s anti-malaria campaign

Burkina Faso on Friday halted a project backed by US billionaire Bill Gates that had seen genetically modified mosquitoes ...
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Burkina Faso's only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both ...

On paper, Burkina Faso's government covers the cost of medications and care for children under 5, but often no drugs are available in hospitals, meaning families must buy them elsewhere.
The Citizen7y

Gates Foundation invests $45 million to boost nutrition in Burkina Faso

“The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will invest $45 million (23.5 billion FCFA) over three years in various programs to improve the nutrition and health of women and children in Burkina Faso ...
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Burkina stops Gates Foundation's anti-malaria campaign

Target Malaria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is the latest NGO to come under pressure from the country's ...
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Gates Foundation invests $45M to boost nutrition in Burkina Faso

“The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will invest $45 million (23.5 billion FCFA) over three years in various programs to improve the nutrition and health of women and children in Burkina Faso ...