In a ‘landmark’ legal case, the pharmaceutical giant firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) pled guilty this week to engaging in fraudulent, criminal…
Tachi Yamada
The Gates Foundation connection to the Glaxo drug fraud scandal
Gates Foundation again hires top drug company exec for global health mission
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has again hired a leading pharmaceutical executive to run its biggest philanthropic mission, global…
Gates’ former global health director becomes venture capitalist, again
Tachi Yamada, who recently retired from his position as director of global health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…
Gates Foundation funds research into dirt-charged cell phones and other wacky ideas
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced the latest winners in one of its more interesting initiatives aimed…
Gates Fdn exec leaving: Global health mission shift?
Dr. Tachi Yamada is leaving his position in June as head of the Gates Foundation’s global health program. That’s big…
Gates global health chief to leave
This press release below just came out. I’ll be talking to Tachi about it and will post something later today.…
Economic benefits of polio eradication
Ridding the world of disease not only saves lives. It also makes money. A new study published in the medical…