Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, praised the advancements India is making in areas like health, development, and the environment and claimed that the nation is demonstrating what is achievable when investments are made in innovation.
Additionally, he commended the Nation for its “incredible capacity for producing heaps of safe, efficient, and reasonably priced vaccines, some of them backed by the Gates Foundation,” and claimed that these vaccines prevented other diseases from spreading across the globe and prevented the deaths of millions all through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill Gates and PM Modi Conversation Insights
During his visit to India on Friday, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Gates stated he had a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a written statement, he stated that visiting a vibrant and innovative country like India is motivating at a time when the globe faces so many challenges. In particular, Gates said he spoke with Modi about creating Covid vaccinations and funding the country’s healthcare infrastructure.
In addition to creating new life-saving tools, India is also excellent at distributing them. According to Bill Gates, India’s healthcare system has distributed over 2.2 billion doses of medication for Covid immunization. It also developed an open-source platform called Co-WIN that allows people to monitor and control a staggering amount of vaccine consultations and provides digital accreditations to those who have received the vaccine.
He mentioned that during the pandemic, India provided 300 million individuals with emergency digital payments, including 200 million women.
Bill Gates praised the Gati Shakti program and said it is an excellent illustration of how the computer revolution can improve federal agencies. Gates stated that he spoke with Modi about India’s G20 chairmanship this year and noted that it is a great chance to emphasize how innovations created in the nation can benefit the entire world.
Gates asserted that after speaking with the prime minister, he felt more hopeful than ever about the advancements India is accomplishing in the fields of health, infrastructure, and the environment. The nation is demonstrating what can be done when creativity is invested in. They are hoping that India will maintain this development and spread its discoveries around the globe.
