Bill Gates to invest in public welfare projects in UP
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Lucknow: Microsoft founder Bill Gates today met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed with him ways to intensify the immunisation programme against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
The chief minister met Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at the Shastri Bhawan here.
The state government would intensify the JE and AES immunisation programme with help from the Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation and an MoU will be signed for the purpose soon, Adityanath said in a statement.
"The Uttar Pradesh government will also seek technical help from the foundation on mother and child health, and also in programmes related to agricultural and other sectors for the next five years," he said.
The chief minister apprised Gates about the efforts of the government to eliminate prevalent vector-borne diseases in the state.
Gates said that his organisation would like to work and help the state in controlling vector-borne diseases and improve sanitation, solid waste management and agriculture production techniques, an official statement said.
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