<span style="color: #222222;">Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday expressed the possibility of furthering the engagement with India on Open Source Disease Modelling, Future Diagnostics, Environmental Surveillance, and Animal Vaccines through sustained partnerships and collaboration. <br />''<br />''Mr Gates called on Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Professor Ajay Kumar Sood to understand the priorities and explore further collaborations in New Delhi. <br />''<br />''The discussion between them focused majorly on priority engagements of the One Health Mission and Waste to Wealth Mission with the Gates Foundation.<br />''<br />''During the meeting, Mr Gates expressed interest in supporting the Government of India's efforts on the upcoming One Health Mission and the power of environmental surveillance for disease control. <br />''<br />''He also stressed on the need for innovations to address animal health, disease modelling and novel diagnostics technologies. He further emphasised the opportunity for India to support both domestic and global challenges in these areas.</span><br />