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Bill Gates said the UAE is an "essential partner" in the mission to wipe out polio in Pakistan. The billionaire philanthropist has worked alongside Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in recent years to provide key investment toboost vaccines and combat polio and other diseases.
The UAE has been at the forefront of efforts to drive down infection rates in Pakistan.
The Emirates Polio Campaign (EPC), established in 2014 under the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohamed, has provided vital assistance to the South Asian country.
Despite Covid-19, ending polio is still a priority
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed says the world has never been closer to eradicating polio
Since its launch, the campaign has delivered more than 483 million polio vaccines, reaching 86 million children across the country.
"The UAE is an essential partner in stopping polio in Pakistan. Thank you Sheikh [...]
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Who are The National News?The National News (formerly thenational.ae) is a prominent English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Relaunched as a multi-platform digital and print organization, it provides comprehensive coverage of local, regional, and international news, spanning politics, business, culture, and lifestyle.
Who is Bill Gates?William Henry Gates III (born 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Later in his career and since leaving day-to-day operations at Microsoft in 2008, Gates pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors. He donated large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reported to be the world's largest private charity.
What is UAE?United Arab Emirates (UAE), sometimes simply called the Emirates is a country in Western Asia at the northeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf. UAE borders Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south and west, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north. The sovereign constitutional monarchy is a federation of seven emirates consisting of Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Their boundaries are complex, with numerous enclaves within the various emirates. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the rulers serves as the President of the United Arab Emirates. In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates.
