Kakar and Gates talk about Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate polio

Kakar and Gates talk about Pakistan's efforts to eradicate polio

On Tuesday, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), spoke by phone with Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, to discuss the current status of the effort to eradicate polio in Pakistan.

During the prime minister’s official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the conversation took place.

Expanding upon their previous conversation in New York from their meeting outside the UN General Assembly meeting in September, Kakar and Gates discussed the state of play right now in Pakistan’s attempts to battle the polio threat.

The prime minister expressed gratitude to the Gates Foundation for its unwavering support of the government’s efforts to eradicate polio in Pakistan.

He gave updates on the current polio vaccination campaign taking place throughout the nation and emphasized Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to getting rid of this crippling virus.

Critical topics like maternal health and malnutrition were also covered in the meeting, demonstrating how thorough the conversation was.

The prime minister expressed satisfaction and emphasized the great working relationship between the government and the BMGF.

The Pakistani government, he informed Gates, is fully committed to delivering on its promise of creating a Pakistan that is safer, healthier, and more economically inclusive.

In order to accomplish these objectives, the prime minister emphasized the value of dependable collaborations with institutions like BMGF