The philanthropist hopes her new funding for women's health is just the start.

Her investments will focus on improving health in women's reproductive and midlife years.

Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for…

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve women’s health globally, pledging another $215 million to support contraceptive access and maternal care, as…

Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for…

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Melinda French Gates is giving $215 million to improve women’s health. Her first-ever grant to benefit menopause and women in midlife.

The new funding announced Thursday pushes French Gates’ donations for women’s health over $600 million in the past two years.

With a new $215 million commitment to women's health, French Gates says philanthropy should be bolder.

The philanthropist hopes her new funding for women's health is just the start.

Melinda French Gates has added another $215 million to her organization Pivotal, which funds social initiatives for women and families.

La filántropa anunció una nueva inversión para mejorar la atención médica de las mujeres.

The billionaire philanthropist is adding menopause to her portfolio of women's health work.