# Gates gives $100 million to Aids vaccine work

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/28/gates-gives-100m-aids-vaccine-work/
- Published: 2001-01-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has pledged $100m to the International Aids Vaccine
Initiative. Yahoo! joined him and gave $5m. The Gates donation was made from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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