Bill Gates is on a mission to keep child health in focus and raise funds for it, at a time when overseas international development aid is suffering from major cuts.
He is visiting Abu Dhabi as part of those efforts, saying the UAE “continues to be a generous donor, which is absolutely fantastic”.
But beyond resources, Mr Gates is very specific on who he partners with. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The National, Mr Gates said: “We've had a great partnership with the UAE going back about 20 years now."
He is due to make a major announcement on polio eradication with the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity on Monday, with both the UAE and Mr Gates committed to this issue.
In addition to their work on neglected diseases and fighting malaria, Mr Gates highlighted the role that the UAE plays through its network of global relationships. He said “the UAE has a lot of key relationships, whether it's in Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, so together we've been able to achieve an amazing amount".
"The UAE is pretty amazing in terms of the relationships they have," he added.
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