- Insurance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Health Quotes
Health is measured in more than numbers.
These quotes move between the personal and the civic - years spent caregiving for family, running as a way to protect mental health, and a bridge metaphor used to argue that a society's health depends on its weakest members, not its averages. See our Change Quotes for related ideas.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Expanding health coverage is not a technical issue but a political one; it should be seen as a right and a means to development.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our biggest achievement was health-sector reform. The success was in making sure that primary health care was the center of gravity in our health system.
- Component
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- Nov 07, 2020
Scaling up community health workers and health system capacity must be a fundamental component of our efforts to achieve universal health coverage, which will be my topmost priority if elected as Director-General.
- Chronic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe UNAIDS' provocative leadership has been critical in addressing the AIDS epidemic and converting it from a death sentence to a chronic health condition.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
During World Immunization Week, we must celebrate our shared results and redouble our efforts to improve the health and lives of people everywhere.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Effective public-private partnerships will help drive the development of new products to meet the particular health needs of the poor and other vulnerable populations.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I speak often about my personal experiences with malaria in the field as a young public health officer because it had such a profound impact on my life and my work.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Defeating malaria is absolutely critical to ending poverty, improving the health of millions, and enabling future generations to reach their full potential.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change and variations particularly impact many aspects of life that are inextricably linked to health: food security, economic livelihoods, air safety, and water and sanitation systems. Gender differences in health risks are likely to be worsened by climate change.
- Disease
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- Nov 07, 2020
Depression is a leading cause of ill health and disability, and many do not have access to mental health services and face significant social stigma around their disease.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a candidate for Director-General of the WHO, I believe there is a key role WHO needs to play to improve and advance mental health. It can help advocate for efficient resources and services - and efforts to reduce stigma - to be in place at local, national, and global levels.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Investing in girls and women is the smartest thing we can do, and will help us to improve opportunities for all people. With equal access to education, health care, employment, and representation in political and economic decision-making, girls and women are force to be reckoned with.
- Public Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
We live in a world at constant risk of public health emergencies. In our increasingly interconnected world, public health emergencies can affect anyone, anywhere.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strong leadership is essential in the face of health crises. Complex public health emergencies demand a collective response with high-level political and diplomatic engagement at both the national and global levels.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2009, when I was Health Minister, we re-engineered our business processes to examine the weaknesses and opportunities in our health system. Following that exercise, we established a public health emergency management system from national to district level to prevent and provide rapid response to outbreaks.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020