ARN News Centre

UAE and Bill Gates foundation to control spread of COVID-19

Friday, 6 March 2020 14:09

The UAE's philanthropic institutions will be working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance humanitarian cooperation in health.

This comes after His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discussed disease and epidemic control in a phone call on Friday.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Gates spoke about ways to support international governments' efforts to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.

They also highlighted the success they've achieved in previous global partnerships.

More from UAE

UAE strongly condemns Iranian drone, missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait

The UAE has strongly condemned Iran for carrying out missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday.
UAE suspends new visas for Ebola-hit DRC, Uganda, South Sudan nationals

UAE authorities have suspended the issuance of new visas for nationals from Ebola-hit countries - Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan - as an "additional precautionary measure".
Dubai Police warns of holiday home rental scam after man duped of AED8,000

Dubai Police on Saturday alerted residents about an uptick in holiday home scam after a man lost AED 8,000 to fraudsters while attempting to rent a chalet.
New cohort of diplomats take oath before Sheikh Abdullah

A new cohort of 29 diplomats took the legal oath before Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Abu Dhabi headquarters of MoFA.