COVID-19: Bill Gates donates N383m to fight deadly disease in Nigeria

COVID-19: Bill Gates donates N383m to fight deadly disease in Nigeria

- Bill Gates has donated $1 million to the Nigerian government to fight COVID-19

- Mohamed Yahya, the UN Development Programme resident representative in Nigeria, made the disclosure on Tuesday, July 21

- The donation was made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Bill Gates has donated $1 million (N383,240,000) in support of the Nigerian government in addressing the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic.

The disclosure was made by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Yahya.

The money was paid by a UN finance support platform tagged “One UN COVID-19 Response Basket Fund. The fund is managed by the UNDP.

Bill Gates donates $1 million to address COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
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Yahya on Tuesday, July 21, said the donation was made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

He said: “Through the Basket Fund, the UN aims to ensure policy coherence, programmatic alignment, harmonisation, and coordination of support to the Government of Nigeria during the time of crisis."

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Another trial took place in China and saw over 500 people taking part. This trial had also shown that most participants had developed a positive response against the virus.

Both possible vaccines have proven safe for human use and trials found that they had both produced strong immune reactions, according to doctors.

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