UAE Has Been Working With Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation For A Very Good Cause And It Is Trending On Social Media
Last month it was announced that Bill Gates will be coming back to UAE for a summit that will mark the growing role Abu Dhabi is playing in global public health.
The summit, Reaching The Last Mile, launches today and will bring together more than 200 global health leaders to fight diseases in developing countries
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, tweeted last night about the event.
Abu Dhabi welcomes the guests of the global health forum #ReachingtheLastMile which will be launched tomorrow. Our best wishes for a successful event. International cooperation and collective action is our way to address the health challenges that afflict humanity. pic.twitter.com/SxVfvxEsaZ
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) November 14, 2017
Since 2011, Sheikh Mohammed has personally committed US$235 million to global efforts to infectious diseases, with the UAE prominent in campaigns to end polio, which is now restricted to a handful of cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Smallpox was eradicated in 1980, and diseases like polio could be next!
Tune in to the @RLMGlobalHealth forum at 5 AM EST on Nov. 15 to hear from global leaders, including @BillGates, @JimYongKim and @DrTedros, about what it will take. #ReachingTheLastMile pic.twitter.com/5zL1n45Z1p
— World Bank MENA (@WorldBankMENA) November 15, 2017
Many celebrity guests are part of the summit too
Denis Ogbe is an elite athlete, polio survivor and advocate to eradicate polio: ‘It is unacceptable to see even one child with polio – a disease that is preventable by vaccine’ #ReachingTheLastMile pic.twitter.com/Go5kr4ESqY
— Mina Al-Oraibi (@AlOraibi) November 15, 2017
The Carter Foundation, set up by former US president Jimmy Carter, is also part of the summit
We’re excited about the progress being made to #BeatNTDs! Tune in to @RLMglobalhealth Nov. 15 to find out what’s needed to rid the world of these debilitating diseases. #ReachingtheLastMile pic.twitter.com/nJh53R0VYE
— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) November 14, 2017
In case you missed it, here are the highlights of the forum earlier this morning. Follow our live coverage on the official hashtag #ReachingTheLastMile pic.twitter.com/UcnAP2vjqh
— Reaching The Last Mile (@RLMglobalhealth) November 15, 2017
