{"id":28009,"date":"2024-12-14T11:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T05:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28009"},"modified":"2024-12-15T16:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T11:28:14","slug":"bill-melinda-gates-foundation-to-expand-services-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28009","title":{"rendered":"Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation to expand services in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has focused on expanding the services provided in Sri Lanka.<br \/>As such, the Foundation has agreed to provide the necessary financial and technical facilities to implement nutrition projects, lunch programs for school children, agricultural modernization projects, digitization and livestock development programs in Sri Lanka.<br \/>This agreement was expressed in the discussion held yesterday (13) with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation officials led by the Minister of Labor and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando.<br \/>The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has expressed its willingness to support the new government&#8217;s priorities whenever necessary.<br \/>Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Deputy Minister of Finance and System, Digital Economy Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne, President&#8217;s Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Senior Additional Secretary to President Roshan Gamage, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Dr. Jamal Khan, Regional Representative for Public Relations and Government Relations of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Sanjay Jain, Director of Digital Public Infrastructure, were present at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bill-Melinda-Gates-2024.12.13-7.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" 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