Bill Gates to Visit Tinubu, Others On Health Care

Bill Gates, Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is scheduled to arrive in Nigeria focused on public healthcare reforms. Gates is expected to meet with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and senior government officials to discuss the country’s ongoing primary health care reforms and explore collaborative strategies to improve public health outcomes.

The visit comes after a major funding announcement by Gates, who pledged a historic $200 billion commitment over the next two decades through his foundation to help progress in global health and poverty alleviation. The announcement was made on Sunday at the African Union House in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Gates addressed African leaders and urged them to harness innovation and partnerships to drive development.

According to a statement from the Gates Foundation’s media team, Gates will also participate in the Goalkeepers Nigeria event—a platform spotlighting Africa’s innovation ecosystem.

Gates remarked in Addis Ababa that the foundation will, over the next 20 years, work with partners to make progress in three primary goals: ending preventable deaths of mothers and children, ensuring the next generation is protected from deadly diseases, and lifting millions out of poverty.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has long been active across Africa, partnering with governments and organizations to improve health systems, expand vaccine access, and tackle infectious diseases. It has helped catalyze more than 100 health innovations and, through initiatives like Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has contributed to saving more than 80 million lives globally.