$540 Million Shot in the Arm for Global Health Research The Gates Foundation has awarded a 10 year grant worth $540.
2 million to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), a move hailed as a major coup for global health research.
The grant will enable IHME to expand its ambitious Global Burden of Disease study from 925 locations to nearly 5,000, significantly boosting our understanding of health trends and conditions worldwide.