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Gates Foundation gives $540 million to UW health institute, the largest gift in university history

The Gates Foundation is giving $540.2 million over 10 years to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the largest charitable gift in UW history.

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The Gates Foundation is giving $540.2 million over 10 years to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the largest charitable gift in UW history. The grant will expand the institute's Global Burden of Disease study and comes as global health funding falls sharply.

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