Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is set to visit Nigeria as part of the foundation’s ongoing commitment to advancing development across Africa.
The visit was disclosed in a statement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Abuja.
Gates will engage with national and local leaders, partners, grantees, and innovators during his visit, which aims to support the foundation’s mission of addressing critical challenges facing the continent.
During his visit, Gates will meet with experts in primary health care, agriculture, and nutrition who are are driving progress across the continent, despite economic challenges.
Additionally, Gates will participate in a pan-African virtual dialogue scheduled for Tuesday, September 3rd, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM WAT.
This was contained in a statement from the foundation on Monday.
The statement reads, “He will also participate in a pan-African virtual dialogue focused on addressing malnutrition through integrated health, agriculture, and financing solutions. For this dialogue, Gates will be joined by musician, educator and humanitarian Jon Batiste.”
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation believes that solutions to Africa’s greatest challenges can come from within Africa.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded in 2000, has been instrumental in supporting African partners with funding and scientific expertise to address health, agriculture, and anti-poverty initiatives.
“This is why the foundation supports African partners whose bold ideas and creative approaches have the potential to save lives, improve health, and help families across the continent.
“Since the foundation’s inception in 2000, it has supported partnerships with African regional institutions, national governments, and local communities in 49 African countries to contribute funding and scientific expertise in support of their agendas for change.
“These partnerships have driven the success of numerous health, agriculture, equality, and anti-poverty initiatives.
The foundation has committed more than $7bn through 2026 to support African countries and institutions working to develop and implement innovative approaches to confront hunger, disease, gender inequality, and poverty.
“The foundation works with African governments, the private sector, non-profit organizations and civil society to improve health outcomes, boost agricultural productivity, expand access to digital financial services, and empower women and other marginalized populations with greater economic opportunities,” it added.
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The foundation also works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.
“In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life,” it said.
