Shaykh Bin Bayyah, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Bill Gates, Ban Ki-moon in attendance. – Abu Dhabi

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi will host a meeting of more than 300 world leaders, health and development experts, vaccinators, celebrities, shareholders in philanthropy, and business leaders at the first global summit on vaccines, to support the important role played by the “Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization” (GAVI) in providing a healthy start to the lives of children. Among the speakers at the summit are: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and the distinguished scholar, Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah, head of the Global Center for Renewal and Guidance.

The summit, which focuses on the effectiveness of vaccines, will be held during World Immunization Week (from 24 to 30 April) in a continuing effort of the initiative “A Decade of Vaccines”, which reflects the vision and commitment to the delivery of vaccines to all who need it. The eradication of polio is a very important goal in this vision.