Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Receives Bill Gates

(Abu Dhabi) – H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at Al Bateen Palace. Both the sides discussed the challenges facing poor nations and focused primarily on health issues of infants and children in disaster-stricken areas.
The meeting, which was also attended by H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, also discussed the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, how much has been achieved so far, the importance of continuous support and what still needs to be done towards the final eradication of the disease.
The meeting also discussed possible future collaboration on new charitable and philanthropic initiatives around the world, especially in poor and disadvantaged areas. Also present at the meeting were Reem Ibrahim Al Hashemi, UAE Minister of State, and Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, as well as the delegation accompanying Gates.