{"id":6748,"date":"2026-09-23T06:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6748"},"modified":"2026-09-23T06:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:42:42","slug":"pm-shehbaz-sharif-meets-bill-gates-discusses-polio-eradication-and-expanded-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6748","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz Sharif Meets Bill Gates, Discusses Polio Eradication and Expanded Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, with discussions focusing on public health, agriculture, digital innovation and Pakistan\u2019s socio-economic development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister recalled the Gates Foundation team\u2019s recent visit to Pakistan and appreciated its continued engagement with the country in areas including polio eradication, maternal and child health, nutrition, immunization, digitization and financial inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to completely eradicating polio from the country and thanked the Gates Foundation for its longstanding support. He also expressed his personal commitment to achieving the goal of a polio-free Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill Gates acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s efforts under the prime minister\u2019s leadership and stressed that polio eradication was essential to protecting future generations from the disease. He also appreciated the prime minister\u2019s guidance to provincial governments regarding the implementation of polio vaccination programmes across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister described the Gates Foundation as a trusted partner in Pakistan\u2019s socio-economic development and expressed interest in expanding cooperation in public health, agriculture, digital innovation and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Mr. Bill Gates, Chair of the Gates Foundation on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2026) Session.<br><br>Recalling Gates Foundation Team\u2019s recent visit to Pakistan earlier this month, the Prime\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q6EA4pPNxT\">pic.twitter.com\/Q6EA4pPNxT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovtofPakistan\/status\/2102620008623067570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz also briefed Bill Gates on the government\u2019s agricultural reforms, highlighting initiatives focused on innovation, biotechnology, climate resilience, research and capacity-building for farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sides agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in improved seeds, livestock genetics and emerging agricultural technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to continued and constructive engagement aimed at strengthening partnerships in sustainable development, technological advancement and social-sector improvement in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recalling Bill Gates\u2019 earlier visits to Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also invited him to visit the country again at his earliest convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[35,33,2615],"class_list":["post-6748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","category-science-tech","tag-pakistan","tag-shehbaz-sharif","tag-unga-81st-session"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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