04/09/2024
During an interview with a select group of journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue, Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provided insight into the reasoning behind Nigeria receiving the largest portion of the foundation’s intervention funds allocated for Africa.
He said, “We spend a lot in Asia, but we spend even more in Africa. The country where we spend the most in Africa is Nigeria.
“That makes sense because of the population and the incredible needs that are here. That means that I’ve literally spent billions in Nigeria.
“I’m glad that things like the child mortality rate have come down, but we could do a lot better.”
Bill Gates underscored the foundation’s commitment to tackling two critical goals: bridging the gap in global health equity and stamping out debilitating diseases like measles, malaria, and polio.