Bill Gates, the Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has disclosed that Nigeria receives the highest figure when it comes to intervention funds allocated by the foundation in Africa.
Gates made the disclosure during an interview with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja.
“I’m glad that things like the child mortality rate have come down, but we could do a lot better”, the Punch quotes him as saying,
He added: “We spend lot in Asia, but we spend even more in Africa. The country where we spend the most in Africa is Nigeria.
“That makes sense because of the population and the incredible needs that are here. That means that I’ve literally spent billions in Nigeria.
“Our work is almost entirely focused on primary healthcare because the impact per dollar is dramatically greater than anywhere else”.
Gates further disclosed that the foundation supports the agricultural sector heavily, knowing that boosting agricultural productivity is crucial to Nigeria’s economic development.
He explained that his goal of a developed Nigeria could be achieved through access to high-yield, climate-resistant seeds, fertilisers, improved and timely information, and better weather predictions for farmers.
According to him, these measures will significantly boost agricultural output and reduce food costs.
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