UAE donates $249m to Gates Foundation projects

The UAE has donated $249 million to projects done in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation up to date, the man himself said at a media roundtable event in Dubai’s Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently visiting the region to discuss Polio eradication efforts and explore opportunities to support other global health and development priorities with regional leaders and partners.

“In addition to the UAE’s resource commitment, the UAE has been extremely helpful in carrying the message of vaccination,” said Gates.

Assistance made by the UAE includes a $50 million contribution by the UAE Government made in 2011, and another $120 million contribution personally made by General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.