nonprofit

Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program is a nonprofit that will identify, validate and scale stillbirth prevention innovations, backed by $100 million from the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Leap.

Uzima Global Mission Director

Veronica Adamson

Major gifts tracked

$100 million

Leadership

Veronica Adamson, Uzima Global Mission Director. Veronica Adamson is the Uzima Global Mission Director at Wellcome Leap.

Major gifts to Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

Donor	Amount	Announced	Purpose
Gates Foundation Read the story	$50 million	Oct 12, 2026	Commitment to the Uzima stillbirth prevention program, over the first three years
Wellcome Leap Read the story	$50 million	Oct 12, 2026	Commitment to the Uzima stillbirth prevention program, over the first three years

Key facts

Commitment from each funder: $50 million over the first three yearssource
Initial package of innovations: expected by early 2027source
Goal: cut stillbirth rates by half over the next decade in select countriessource

WYDE coverage of Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program, from Oct 12, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026. Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program is a recipient in 2 stories. The most recent is More Time to Apply: The $1 Million Clipping Fund Is Open to October 31.

WYDE Weekly

More Time to Apply: The $1 Million Clipping Fund Is Open to October 31

WYDE Weekly: creators who applied or joined bring more than 45 million followers, and the $1 million clipping fund now takes applications through October 31. Plus $100 million for stillbirth prevention, $18.5 million for food banks and the week in giving, AI and health, by the numbers.

Oct 17, 2026 · 5 min read · Recipient

Healthcare

Gates Foundation and Wellcome Leap Commit $100 Million to Uzima Stillbirth Program

The Gates Foundation and Wellcome Leap each commit $50 million to Uzima, a three-year program that aims to halve stillbirth rates in select countries.

Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read · Recipient

Reported alongside Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

Gates Foundation · in 2 stories with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
Wellcome Leap · in 2 stories with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
Anita Zaidi · in 2 stories with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
Abby Care · in 1 story with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
Case Western Reserve University · in 1 story with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
Google · in 1 story with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
John Deere Foundation · in 1 story with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program
Meta · in 1 story with Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

Sources

GlobeNewswire: Gates Foundation and Wellcome Leap Commit $100 Million to Reduce Global Stillbirth Rates

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