NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Bill Gates speaks onstage during The Goalkeepers 2022 Global Goals Awards, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The event celebrates outstanding youth-focused work around the world that is directly linked to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Goals. (Photo by Mike Lawrence/Getty Images for Gates Archive)
Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), is visiting Nigeria as part of the charity organisation’s ongoing commitment to Africa’s development.
In a statement on Monday, the foundation said Gates would meet with national and local leaders, partners, grantees, and innovators.
Gates, alongside other foundation leaders, will meet with experts in primary health care, agriculture, and nutrition who are driving progress across the continent.
“He will also participate in a pan-African virtual dialogue focused on addressing malnutrition through integrated health, agriculture, and financing solutions,” the statement reads.
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“For this dialogue, Gates will be joined by musician, educator and humanitarian Jon Batiste.”
On his last trip in 2023, Gates began with a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
The philanthropist then visited Niger Republic before returning to Lagos to meet young Nigerians and some partners.
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During his visit, Gates while citing local data, said Nigeria spends about $10 on healthcare per person annually compared to $8,000 in the US.
He asked that the Nigerian government raise its spend to the sub-Saharan African average of $30 per year.
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