Bill Gates promises healthcare assistance to Bihar

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates assured Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar that his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would assist Bihar in health-related issues and the programmes being run by the state government.

"In a video conference, Mr Gates has volunteered to assist the state government in health issue, with focus on immunization," informed a representative from the Chief Minister's office. "He will send his delegates to the State. The State government will then prepare a roadmap in which way both the State government and Bill Gates Foundation can work."

Gates touched upon the vaccination and immunization programmes being run by the Bihar Government.