Wellcome Trust

Improving health for everyone

Foundation | Africa | Health Improvement

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https://wellcome.ac.uk

Overview

We re a global charitable foundation both politically and financially independent. We support scientists and researchers take on big problems fuel imaginations and spark debate. We remain true to the vision and values of our founder Sir Henry Wellcome a medical entrepreneur collector and philanthropist. Our work today reflects the amazing breadth of Henry's interests and his belief that science and research expand knowledge by testing and investigating ideas. Our governance is based on an updated version of his will.Our funding supports over 14000 people in more than 70 countries. In the next five years we aim to spend up to 5 billion helping thousands of curious passionate people all over the world explore ideas in science population health medical innovation the humanities and social sciences and public engagement.