Gates spends millions on global health research

Software tycoon Bill Gates’ philanthropic foundation is paying out more than £240m (€360.7m) to fund 43 research projects, from finding Aids vaccines to boosting the nutritional content of bananas.

British charity The Wellcome Trust, which funds medical research, has contributed £15m (€22.5m) to the programme and the Canadian Institutes of Health have committed £2.5m (€3.8m).