ISLAMABAD: Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari and talked about health related issues in Pakistan particularly the progress made on the polio eradication campaign. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said the President appreciated the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation for providing generous contribution and support to the government of Pakistan for the noble cause of polio eradication and making Pakistan a polio free country.
President Zardari said the government of Pakistan had launched National Emergency Action Plan 2011 for Polio Eradication and informed Bill Gates that he has directed health department for vigorous implementation of the Plan in all parts of the country particularly the tribal areas to make Pakistan a polio-free country.
The President said he was pleased that the country's entire leadership had endorsed the new National Emergency Plan and were fully geared to take forward the emergency action plan on polio.
The President assured there will be strict oversight of the plan at the national and provincial levels through monitoring cells.
The President said that government is taking all possible steps to working on a fast track emergency plan with the support of security forces to ensure access to children and households in the security sensitive areas so that not even a single child is left without polio vaccination in the country.
Bill Gates thanked the President for the firm commitment of the democratic government towards polio eradication in the country and assured all out support of Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation in the anti-polio drive and complete eradication of polio from Pakistan.
The President thanked Bill Gates for the gesture and expressed the hope that his Foundation will continue to work in Pakistan for the social welfare and uplift of the downtrodden people of Pakistan.
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