Billionaire software baron and philanthropist, Mr. Bill Gates, has warned that violence in Nigeria and Pakistan could set back his goal of eradicating polio by 2018.
Last year, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a charity that funds medical research and vaccination drives, made wiping out the crippling disease in the next six years its top priority. But the Microsoft founder, who has poured a large part of his personal fortune into the drive and encouraged fellow billionaires to contribute, said in an Agence France-Presse (AFP) interview on Tuesday that major challenges remain.
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