Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Phone Call with Bill Gates on COVID-19 Pandemic

Prime Minister Pakistan spoke to Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates to discuss the recent development surrounding COVID-19 response.

Prime Minister expressed appreciation for the support provided by the Gates Foundation and other international partners during this unprecedented crisis and emphasized the continued urgency of the situation.

Pakistan was making all efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic with a robust and coordinated response: Said PM Imran Khan 

Pakistan was facing a dual challenge of overcoming the pandemic and saving people, particularly the most vulnerable segments of the population, from hunger due to lockdown. He underlined that the government had put together a US$ 8 billion package to support the affected people and businesses. Steps taken by the government have helped in containing the spread of Coronavirus in Pakistan: He Further Emphasized

Bill Gates Praises Pakistan’s efforts in protecting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable populations. He further mentioned how COVID-19 was a threat across the world.

Both leaders also discussed the important role of Pakistan's polio staff played in the fight against Covid-19. In the context of the Pandemic, they also discussed, that routine immunization programs for children especially polio vaccination cannot be ignored, as well as, the need for capacity enhancement of the National Institute of Health.