With an annual investment of $66 billion by 2007, we can save 8 million lives each year.

Quote by Gro Harlem Brundtland

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Let me first say that I don't think the millennium target of cutting global poverty...

Let me first say that I don't think the millennium target of cutting global poverty...

The burden of disease falls on the poor.

The burden of disease falls on the poor.

You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health...

You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health...

An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.

An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.

The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy...

The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy...

During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that...

During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that...

We have seen SARS stopped dead in its tracks.

We have seen SARS stopped dead in its tracks.

Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities.

Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities.

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers' suffering or dying in connection with unwanted...

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers' suffering or dying in connection with unwanted...

Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World...

Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World...

This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together...

This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together...

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental...

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental...

When public and private sectors combine intellectual and other resources, more can be achieved.

When public and private sectors combine intellectual and other resources, more can be achieved.

Contaminated food is a major cause of diarrhea, substantially contributing to malnutrition and killing about...

Contaminated food is a major cause of diarrhea, substantially contributing to malnutrition and killing about...

I have seen this happen in recent years with regard to pharmaceuticals and vaccines, where,...

I have seen this happen in recent years with regard to pharmaceuticals and vaccines, where,...

Cancers of all types among women are increasing.

Cancers of all types among women are increasing.

Although approximately 80% of osteoporosis sufferers are women, as the longevity of the male population...

Although approximately 80% of osteoporosis sufferers are women, as the longevity of the male population...

Any sage will tell you the secret to longevity is to outlive your predictions and...

Any sage will tell you the secret to longevity is to outlive your predictions and...

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon,...

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon,...

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a...

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a...