SEOUL - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to play a bigger role in global health and to increase aid, working with his foundation to strengthen the fight against diseases.
Mr Gates arrived in South Korea late on Monday to sign an agreement with the government and outline their work on global health security, improvements to health equality and the fight against infectious diseases. Mr Gates also highlighted the country's vaccine manufacturing, diagnostic manufacturing, research and development capabilities, and diagnostic capabilities as strengths.
During the talks, Mr Gates called for increasing funding for groups that help improve health conditions in poor countries and prevent pandemics, and asked if South Korea would be able to scale up its international aid to 1.3 per cent of gross domestic product.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Big Read: Fuelled by the pandemic, TikTok boom unleashes the good, bad and uglyThe COVID-19 pandemic has turbocharged the growth of mobile application TikTok over the last two years, leaving rivals such as Facebook struggling to play catch-up.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
China's economic growth slows in July, spurring central bank to cut interest rateLatest data also showed unemployment among young job-seekers climbed to a record high. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »
2 in 5 workers in Singapore would not accept a job if they cannot work from home: StudyEight in 10 also said having flexible working hours is important to them. Read more at straitstimes.com. 🤔🤔🤔 Not surprised at all ! 5 out of 5
Source: straits_times - 🏆 5. / 69 Read more »
Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi gets 6 more years prison: SourcesThis brings her total jail term to 17 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »
4G succession could be before or after next general election: DPM WongMr Wong sketched out two possible scenarios for when the leadership transition could take place. Read more at straitstimes.com. Because, you know, who cares about elections. This is Singapore. Anything less specific? Seriously, why do we even still pretend?
Source: straits_times - 🏆 5. / 69 Read more »
SAF takes part in multilateral exercise involving 13 countries for the first timeExercise Super Garuda Shield was held in Indonesia from Aug 1 to 14. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: straits_times - 🏆 5. / 69 Read more »