Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) is a partnership between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, rooted in their 2011 pledge to end polio. Established in 2017 and formally launched in 2019, GLIDE is an Abu Dhabi-based think-and-do tank focused on eliminating preventable infectious diseases like malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis. GLIDE’s mission is to advance global thinking and accelerate progress towards disease elimination.