Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- (By Mariam Ileyemi, Zainab Adewale and Fortune Eromonsele)

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that growing vaccine scepticism and misinformation are fuelling preventable child deaths globally, particularly in poor countries.

Speaking during a panel at the 2025 Goalkeepers event in New York on Tuesday, Mr Gates raised concerns about the impact of misinformation surrounding vaccines.

"It is tragic that we see this vaccine scepticism because when poor countries hear that, it spreads there as well," he said.

"The chance of a child dying from measles is about 30 per cent in poor countries versus one per cent in rich countries. That scepticism, which is not well-founded, will have caused more deaths outsid...