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Pakistan Print edition: 2023-12-03

PM, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication efforts

  • Prime minister apprises Gates of the ongoing polio vaccination drive in Pakistan
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DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Bill Gates, Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), on Saturday met on the sidelines of COP-28 and discussed progress on Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts.

The prime minister apprised Gates of the ongoing polio vaccination drive in Pakistan and said that Pakistan would spare no effort to eliminate poliovirus.

He underlined the Government’s full commitment to maximizing the outreach of vaccines to children all across Pakistan, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. The caretaker prime minister and Gates also discussed cooperation extended by BMGF to Pakistan in financial inclusion, poverty alleviation and malnutrition.

While lauding the support received from the Gates Foundation, the prime minister further encouraged the BMGF to work with Pakistan to enhance national capacities in STEM education, strengthen early warning and emergency operations for disaster management as well as to digitalize agricultural value chains.

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KU Dec 03, 2023 09:11pm
We are extremely thankful to the gentleman for his support of our fight to eradicate polio. After many years of support from Mr. Gates, he must surely be thinking, Are these people for real?
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