Sunday, January 22, 2012

Bill Gates announces $17million for polio eradication

The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has announced US $17 million for Pakistan’s polio eradication programme; the amount is in addition to the existing commitments made with the country’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation.

Bill Gates announced the support during his meeting with a high-powered Pakistani health delegation Wednesday at Abu Dhabi, where Gates had especially flown in to discuss ways and means to rid Pakistan of polio, a cause his organization — Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — is supporting across the world.

The Pakistani delegation was led by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector Shahnaz Wazir Ali, and comprised Director General Health Dr. Assad Hafeez, Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Munir Azam, Pakistan’s Ambassador to UAE Jamil Ahmad Khan, National EPI Manager Dr. Altaf Bosan and Focal Person for the Polio Emergency Plan Dr. Rehan Hafiz.

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