(Abu Dhabi) – His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai received Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at Za’abeel Palace. The meeting was attended by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, H.E. Mohammed Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, State Minister and Chairman of Dubai Cares, H.E. Reem Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Dubai Director of Protocol and Hospitality, H.E. Khalifa Saeed Suleiman and the delegation accompanying Bill Gates.
During the meeting, they discussed relations and partnership between Dubai Cares and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in charitable fields and securing health care in poor countries, especially for children and school students. Sheikh Mohammed hailed Bill Gates’ humanitarian and charitable foundation initiatives and his support to alleviate the suffering of people, children and school students in the poor areas.
Bill Gates expressed thanks and gratitude to Sheikh Mohammed for his humanitarian and charitable stances, giving support for the children and elderly people in various regions of the third world through the contributions of Dubai Cares as well as providing medical treatment to patients.
