Invoice gates arrives in Pakistan, meets PM Imran Khan
Invoice Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and a billionaire philanthropist, arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for the primary time, Particular Assistant to the Prime Minister on Well being (SAPM) Dr Faisal Sultan shared a tweet.
It’s a pleasure to welcome Mr Invoice Gates on his first ever go to to Pakistan. Deliberate engagements embrace overview of progress on polio eradication; visits to NCOC and Ehsaas program in addition to assembly the President, the PM and well being management of the provinces.
— Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) February 17, 2022
Gates has met with Prime Minister Imran Khan and shall additionally meet President Dr. Arif Alvi, and different high officers throughout his temporary go to.
The world’s fourth wealthiest particular person additionally paid a go to to a Covid hospital in Chak Shahzad, a contemporary neighborhood of Islamabad. Later within the day, he’s anticipated to pay a go to to the Nationwide Command and Operation Heart headquarters.
Throughout a gathering with well being authorities following his arrival, the billionaire philanthropist, who can be the co-chairman of the Invoice and Melinda Gates Basis, a key donor to international polio eradication, was given a full briefing on Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate the virus.
The prime minister praised the Gates Basis’s efforts to fight poverty, illness, and inequity all through the world.
Invoice Gates has already spoken with Prime Minister Imran Khan about quite a lot of points and potential cures. In October final yr, the prime minister urged Gates to think about delivering humanitarian support to Afghanistan’s poor individuals.
He maintained contact with Prime Minister Khan, assuring him of the Invoice and Melinda Gates Basis’s steady help.