The billionaire praised India for reaching a major vaccination milestone
Microsoft co-founder and WHO mega-donor Bill Gates has once again applauded India for its Covid-19 pandemic management success, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his country crossed a “special figure” of two billion vaccine doses administered in rougly 18 months.
“We are grateful for our continued partnership with Indian vaccine manufacturers and the Indian government for mitigating the impact of COVID19,” Bill Gates tweeted on Tuesday, congratulating India with “yet another milestone” while tagging PM Modi personally.
On Sunday, Modi tweeted: “India creates history again! Congrats to all Indians on crossing the special figure of 200 crore vaccine doses. Proud of those who contributed to making India’s vaccination drive unparalleled in scale and speed. This has strengthened the global fight against COVID-19.”
Congratulations @narendramodi for yet another milestone of administering #200crorevaccinations. We are grateful for our continued partnership with Indian vaccine manufacturers and the Indian government for mitigating the impact of COVID19. https://t.co/YeGUPsveL0
This is not the first time Bill Gates has praised India and emphasized his public health partnership with the country. Following a meeting with Indian Minister of Health, Mansukh Mandaviya, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos in May, the billionaire said that the country’s “success with the vaccination drive and the use of technology to drive health outcomes at scale offers many lessons for the world.”
Bill Gates has been a leading figure in the global vaccination effort since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Though not a doctor, his views have gained added weight due to the Gates Foundation’s role as a major donor to the World Health Organization (WHO). It also invests billions in the development and distribution of vaccines.
The college dropout-turned-software-billionaire also attracted scrutiny over his 2015 TED Talk in which he publicly warned of an “inevitable” global pandemic. Earlier this year, he published a book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’, which was praised by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He is also pushing for the creation of a Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization (GERM) team with an annual budget of at least $1 billion that would plan for future pandemics.
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