Bill Gates and Dangote visited Niger where they met with President Bazoum The president of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that is th...
Bill Gates and Dangote visited Niger where they met with President Bazoum
The president of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that is the richest man in the United States, Bill Gates and the Nigerian billionaire and president of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote toured the Republic of Niger today, Monday June 19, 2023 where they met with President Mohamed Bazoum at his palace.
The head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, American billionaire Bill Gates, spoke shortly after meeting with the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, during their visit this Monday to the city of Yamai as part of the tour that brought him to Nigeria and Niger. The issue of health, especially the prevention of polio before the disease, is at the forefront of the discussion during this meeting, as Niger is one of the countries that benefit from the projects conducted by the Bill and Melinda Foundation.
The prominent Nigerian businessman and chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, gave more details about the future. He said they want to ensure health care in Niger and Nigeria as a whole, especially on polio.
The commitment of the Nigerian authorities on health and the way the country has excelled in recent years on vaccination in the entire West African region has made the heads of the Bill and Melinda and Dangote Foundations to travel to this country to pay their respects.
In October 2022, Niger organized a meeting of heads of state on vaccination, at the end of which the participants vowed to strengthen vaccination activities.
5 months after this meeting, the Bill and Melinda Foundations and the Dangote Foundation reached an agreement with the government of this country to strengthen vaccination activities in the states of Diffa, Zinder and Maradi, which is why during the tour this Monday, June 19 , there was a meeting that brought together Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote and on the other side government officials under the leadership of Fra minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou.
The parties also discussed ways to solve other problems that plague Niger, including terrorism, climate change and population growth at a time when the number of internal and external refugees is increasing. abroad is more than 650000.
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