Bill Gates, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has donated millions to BBC Media Action

Bill Gates, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has donated millions to BBC Media Action, the international charity of the BBC, which focuses on global health, poverty, and development issues. In 2019, the Gates Foundation accounted for nearly 99% of the charity's £2 million private funding.

The foundation has supported the BBC in its work on public awareness campaigns related to health and climate change​. It has also helped fund specific projects like the "Global Health Security" initiative, which looks at how climate change threatens health systems.

Critics argue that such financing raises concerns about media independence, though the BBC asserts that its editorial decisions remain free from external influence.