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    Veronica Adamson

    Uzima Global Mission Director, Wellcome Leap

    Global Mission Director, Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

    Background

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

    Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program was announced on October 12, 2026, by the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Leap.

    About Uzima: A Stillbirth Prevention Program

    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.

    Key facts

    Title on Wellcome Leap team page
    Uzima Global Mission Directorsource
    Program announced in Berlin
    October 12, 2026source
    Funding from each funder over the first three years
    $50 millionsource
    Initial package of innovations
    By early 2027source

    Sources

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