The anti-polio effort was addressed during a phone conversation between Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Bill Gates and Prime Minister Shehbaz spoke over the phone and discussed Pakistan’s social and health challenges.The Pakistani government is dedicated to eliminating the devastating disease throughout the nation, according to PM Shehbaz, who expressed appreciation for the BMGF’s assistance in the effort.
At the time, Bill Gates voiced his concerns about the rise in polio cases and pledged to continue supporting efforts to eradicate the disease from the nation.