‘Bharat’ Is The World Leader In Vaccines: Bill Gates

Leading philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has said that Bharat is a world leader in vaccines and investment is being made in the country for lots of new vaccines.
In an interview with ANI, Bill Gates also talked about Bharat’s digital thrust, saying the idea of digital connections is flourishing with benefits in agriculture and other sectors.
“I’m certainly bullish. You know, the rate of improvement in a lot of the key areas is very, very strong. You know, everyone knows that in vaccines, Bharat’s the world’s leader, so we’re investing with our partners here to come up with lots of new vaccines,” he said.
“A diagnostics industry has come out of some of the work in the pandemic, so we’re partnering there as well. This idea of digital connections that starts with Aadhaar and the bank accounts that you manage digitally, that’s flourishing. And so we see in agriculture now, they’re registering the farmers and giving them advance notice,” he added
Bill Gates, who is co-founder of Microsoft, said Bharatiya leadership is something other countries should benefit from and talked about Bharat’s remarks about the willingness to help others during the G20 Summit.
“We’re a partner with Bharat. I spoke with the External Affairs Minister about what countries could we accelerate. They are getting some of these benefits that have been so incredible here in India,” he said.
Bill Gates talked about India’s role in ramping up vaccine production during the COVID-19 pandemic.