Bill Gates praises this world leader for his role in advancing global health

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, assassinated in July, is a leader who has understood that better health makes the world safer and more prosperous, says billionaire Bill Gates in a blog post this week.

The co-founder of Microsoft Corporation MSFT said he met Abe several times, most recently in 2015. The Japanese prime minister had thoughtful views on a host of issues, ranging from the Japanese economy to the international. cooperation for the empowerment of women, he added.

The two share an appreciation for innovations coming out of the Japanese computer industry, with Abe expressing his desire to further the industry.

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Abe inspired the world to focus its attention on global health, Gates said. While hosting the Group of Seven meeting in 2016, he urged health to remain on the global agenda. He also called on world leaders to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, while increasing Japan's funding for the work, the billionaire said.

The former Japanese prime minister during his tenure doubled the nation's support to ensure children had access to routine vaccines, Gates said. Abe also strongly supported the polio eradication program and under his leadership Japan launched a global effort to develop vaccines to prevent pandemics and also became a top donor, the innovator added. technology.

"His death is a tragic loss, but the leading role in global health that he helped establish for Japan will endure," Gates concluded.

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