Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), His Highness and Gates explored ways to strengthen their collaborative efforts towards combatting infectious diseases such as polio, underscoring the substantial advances made recently in this area. They also emphasised the critical need to enhance international efforts aimed at helping vulnerable communities to eradicate diseases that hamper their progress, wellbeing, and overall quality of life.
The call also noted the historic outcomes of the COP28 climate conference hosted by the UAE last year, which resulted in the landmark UAE Consensus, a key milestone in promoting unified climate action and accelerating global endeavours to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
The two sides highlighted the importance of modern technology and innovation in enhancing sustainable solutions to environmenta
l challenges, alongside preserving natural resources and achieving sustainable development.
The call also discussed the significant efforts made by the UAE to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and facilitate the flow of relief and medical aid since the beginning of the crisis.
Source: Bahrain News Agency