To strengthen vaccine services in poor countries, expand the use of vaccines in regions where they are urgently needed, accelerate the development of new vaccines, and ensure safety by widely distributing single-use syringes

To identify serious health challenges in developing countries and make grants for research on the treatment of those diseases through this program, which is administered jointly by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Gates Foundation

To work with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals and African researchers to test and license a potential malaria vaccine

To collaborate with government agencies and private institutions and companies to accelerate the development of promising new malaria drugs

For student financial aid, including "need blind" scholarships

To prevent death and illness among newborn children in 18 developing countries, primarily through such low-cost methods as antibiotics, sterile equipment, and vaccines

To fight malaria by speeding the development of improved insecticides and other mosquito-control methods, through the Innovative Vector Control Consortium

To construct a new performing-arts complex

For the Health Metrics Network, a global collaboration working to strengthen health-information systems

To expand laboratory space for biomedical research, speed the translation of new discoveries into effective treatments and cures, and support new facilities for clinical research and patient care in the areas of cancer and children's health

For renovations and exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum