Bill Gates has tweeted his appreciation of a massive donation given by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to help eradicate polio. 

HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nayhan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces made a personal donation to Gates’ charity of USD30 million. 

The donation was announced was announced in Atlanta at the Rotary Convention, and will be directed to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Gates shared the news to his twitter account which has more than 35 million followers

Incredible news: The UAE has made a $30M commitment to end polio for good. https://t.co/doYXikuisr

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— Bill Gates (@BillGates) June 12, 2017

UAE’s ambassador to the United States was at the event and said:

“The United Arab Emirates is proud to be at the forefront of the global efforts to eradicate polio. We look forward to a future where every child and every country in the world will reap the full economic and health benefits of eradicating polio.”

​UAE Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba