Bill Gates is meeting today withHis Highness Shiekh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabiand deputy supreme commander of United Arab Emirates to announce a joint donation.
On The Foundation blog today, Bill Gates reports that the pledge will focus on children in Pakistan and Afghanistan:
We both realize the incredible impact that cost-effective solutions like childhood vaccines can make; the importance of focusing efforts on the most vulnerable children in conflict regions; and the potential to help a generation of children, their families and communities build a more stable future.
That’s why HH Sheikh Mohammed and the foundation, together, are committing a total of $100 million to global health partners – the GAVI Alliance, the World Health Organization and UNICEF – to purchase life-saving pentavalent and pneumococcal vaccines and the oral polio vaccine.
Gates is in Dubai for the 36th Arab Health Exhibition today—the world's second largest gathering of medical and health-care professionals. The expo has 2,800 exhibitors from 60 countries including pavilions from Germany, France, and Japan showcasing the latest medical equipment and technology.
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