Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Thursday called
upon the world's leading charity organisation Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation to increase support to the health sector of Bangladesh.
He
made the call when Mark Suzman, CEO of the foundation, called on him at the UN
headquarters here on the sidelines of the UNGA session on Wednesday (local
time).
Chief
Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said Prof Yunus requested the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation to increase assistance in the health and other
sectors of Bangladesh.
Mark
Suzman responded positively to the chief adviser’s call and showed interest in
increasing their involvement in Bangladesh, he said.
Alam
said Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation conducts financial support and
charitable programmes in the health sector worldwide.
He
said the foundation is involved in vaccine production in Bangladesh and the
programmes of ICDDR,B, an international health research organisation located in
Dhaka.
About
the outcomes of the meeting, the press secretary said the interest the Gates
Foundation showed to increase its support in the Bangladesh’s health sector
means enhancing the quality of the health services and creating new jobs in
Bangladesh.
During
the meeting, he said the chief adviser called for conducting social business in
other sectors apart from the health sector in Bangladesh.