Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $500 million to a polio vaccination initiative that counts the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) among its private-sector partners. In exchange, the Gates Foundation agreed to open an office in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh.
“In Afghanistan and Pakistan, the last remaining polio-endemic countries, we have seen significant progress, yet work remains to be done as the world pushes towards making eradication possible. The pledge from Saudi Arabia today will enhance the innovation and collaboration needed to eradicate this disease,” said Dr. Abdullah A. al-Rabeeah, supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
“Together with our partners, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the Islamic Development Bank and
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