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Anthropic + Gates Foundation: $200M, four years, global health and education

Anthropic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced May 14, 2026 a four-year, $200 million partnership directing Claude into global health, life sciences, education, and economic mobility programs. The commitment combines Gates Foundation grant funding and program design with Anthropic technical expertise and Claude usage credits. Focus diseases include polio, HPV, eclampsia/preeclampsia, malaria, and tuberculosis. Geographic focus: US, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and low/middle-income countries.