A special meeting will be held between the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr. Rajitha Seneratne and Bill Gates in Abu Dhabi in November on the sidelines of the Global Health Summit.

Gates had reportedly informed the Health Ministry he is keen to study the methods used by Sri Lanka in curbing infectious diseases - one hour has been allocated for the meeting, at which the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Jimmy Carter will also participate.    

Bill Gates has topped the list of the world’s wealthiest person with an income of 89.2 billion USD. He is also a noted philanthropist. He is the owner of Microsoft and at present works as the Technical Consultant of the company.