The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the launch of a program aimed at eradicating polio and strengthening Afghanistan's primary healthcare system.

Chris Elias, president of the Global Development Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation told an Arabic media outlet that this program will be launched in early 2025. The Gates Foundation, along with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, will provide part of the financial resources needed for Afghanistan's primary healthcare system through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund.

 "With our work on polio eradication, we are actually launching something called the Polio Legacy Challenge with the Islamic Development Bank. Gates Foundation and the governments of Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia will provide some funding through the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund to support the primary healthcare system in Afghanistan,” stated Chris Elias.