India uniquely credible voice to shine spotlight on problems facing Global South: Gates Foundation CEO

New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) India is a uniquely credible voice in shining the spotlight on challenges facing the Global South and its G20 presidency would be central to advance the agenda of building health and digital public infrastructure in developing countries, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman has said.

Suzman also said India can play a key role in keeping the global focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the development needs of billions of people on the planet when the western powers are preoccupied with geopolitical conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine.

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on a visit to India this week, said the discussions on various global conflicts and confrontations must not take away the core focus from the challenges being faced by underprivileged people across the planet.