PM Imran Khan discusses COVID-19 pandemic with Bill Gates on phone

PM Imran Khan discusses COVID-19 pandemic with Bill Gates on phone

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken to the Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates to discuss the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 response.

During the conversation, the prime minister expressed appreciation for the support provided by the Gates Foundation and other international partners during this unprecedented crisis and emphasized the continued urgency of the situation.

The prime minister said that Pakistan was making all efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic with a robust and coordinated response.

Imran Khan emphasized that Pakistan was facing a dual challenge of overcoming the pandemic and saving people, particularly the most vulnerable segments of the population, from hunger due to lockdown.

The prime minister underlined that the government had put together a US$ 8 billion package to support the affected people and businesses.

The premier said that steps taken by the government have helped in containing the spread of Coronavirus in Pakistan. The Prime Minister’s call for “Global Initiative on Debt Relief” for the developing Countries is in the same context.

Bill Gates mentioned how COVID-19 was a threat across the world. He commended Pakistan’s efforts in protecting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable populations.

Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bill Gates also discussed their shared priority of polio eradication.

They discussed the important role that Pakistan’s polio staff and infrastructure are playing in the fight against COVID-19.

The polio teams are supporting the training of frontline polio health workers on COVID-19, and using contact tracing, testing and communications methods to curb transmission.

In the context of the Pandemic, they also discussed, that routine immunization programs for children especially polio vaccination cannot be ignored, as well as, the need for capacity enhancement of the National Institute of Health (NIH).

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