Gates to spend $7b to fight hunger, disease and poverty in Africa

TEABillGates

American philanthropist Bill Gates (L) speaks at a media round table at the University of Nairobi on November 17, 2022. Picture: Jackson Mutinda

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing $7 billion over the next four years to support African countries to deal with hunger, disease, gender inequality and poverty.  

The Foundation’s co-chair Bill Gates said these resources would help strengthen health systems and enhance access to health care, reduce child deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases, pneumonia, malaria and measles.