Bill Gates at NYU in Abu Dhabi - in pictures

  • Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at a philanthropy forum held at NYU Abu Dhabi on Sunday. All photos: Ruel Pableo / The National
    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at a philanthropy forum held at NYU Abu Dhabi on Sunday. All photos: Ruel Pableo / The National
  • Mr Gates told the forum that vital aid that had been spent on fighting diseases such as polio was now being diverted to defence budgets, building war-torn areas and helping refugees
    Mr Gates told the forum that vital aid that had been spent on fighting diseases such as polio was now being diverted to defence budgets, building war-torn areas and helping refugees
  • He said American partisan polarisation was also affecting the fight against ending diseases
    He said American partisan polarisation was also affecting the fight against ending diseases
  • The forum heard how the world needed to step up its strategy in surveillance to predict, detect and prevent future pandemics from potentially escalating
    The forum heard how the world needed to step up its strategy in surveillance to predict, detect and prevent future pandemics from potentially escalating
  • Mr Gates said Abu Dhabi had helped the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over the years to fight polio
    Mr Gates said Abu Dhabi had helped the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over the years to fight polio