Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion for women's health research through 2030
Healthcare,Women's Issues,Gates Foundation
The Gates Foundation is committing $2.5 billion to fund women's health research over the next five years.
Why it matters: These projects, including several in the Boston area, aim to reduce the centuries-old gap in research to treat conditions that primarily affect women.
The big picture: The funding boost comes as Boston-area institutions are losing hundreds of million dollars in federal grants, whether from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation or other agencies being overhauled by the Trump administration.
Driving the news: Boston-area hospitals, universities and startups are getting funding, many in the millions, to advance women's health research.
Tufts University will get funding to support maternal nutrition.
Fenway Health will use its funding for data and advocacy around STIs.
