"If you are a health provider, ensure you are non-judgmental and supportive. Provide practical care and support that responds to women's concerns without intruding."
Ian Askew, WHO Director, Department of Reproductive Health and Research
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to shape a very different world. The factors that now govern the well-being of the human condition, and the planet that sustains it, are no longer so discrete."
"Improving access to clean energy is an obvious solution. It fuels economic growth, but it also reduces millions of deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular disease associated with air pollution."
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF, and Keith Hansen, Vice President for Human Development, World Bank Group
"Endemic infectious diseases kill more than 4 million people every year. While significant gains were made during the Millennium Development Goals era, progress has been uneven."
Dr Ren Minghui, WHO Assistant Director-General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Dr Monique Eloit Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health, Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and Dr Margaret Chan, the Director-General of WHO
"More than anything, the next 5 years should be about creating solid foundations for ending the infectious disease epidemics everywhere... These diseases are known for returning with a vengeance, if we ever slow down."
Dr Ren Minghui, WHO Assistant Director-General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving UHC… Aging populations and the burgeoning burden of noncommunicable diseases present unique challenges that will require all countries to reshape their health systems.
Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation
“Addressing the global burden of hepatitis infection will require substantial additional resources... it is hoped that the improved understanding of the high burden of hepatitis will lead to an increase in international development assistance.”
Stefan Wiktor, Team Lead, WHO Global Hepatitis Programme, and Yvan J-F Hutin, Technical Officer, WHO Global Hepatitis
"...recent trends represent a two-fold setback: on the one hand, new medicines are out of reach of even the wealthiest countries, on the other, older medicines are in great shortage."
Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation
"A country’s residents can better withstand a health emergency if a system of universal health care has been put in place -- before the emergency occurs."
Dr Oleg Chestnov, WHO Assistant Director-General – Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health
"Fortunately, bold action now can reduce the risk of further spread and virtually eliminate future outbreaks. Yellow fever can once again be vanquished through inclusion of the vaccine in routine childhood immunisation and mass vaccination catch-up campaigns in all endemic countries."
"We have a shared humanity with... everyone facing emergencies. These are real people, like you and me, but who are living under some of the worst conditions imaginable. And they are doing all they can to survive."
Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Executive Director a.i., Outbreaks and Health Emergencies
"...resources and clinical services should be decentralized... There is no better time to make this change than after an emergency, when politicians’ interests in mental health peak."
Dr Mark van Ommeren, Public Mental Health Adviser, WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
"Many adolescents take excessive risks. Many feign a lack of interest in health and medical care. Yet, most at some stage are worried about their health and often lack someone with whom to share their anxieties."
Anthony Costello, Director, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director-General, Family, Women's and Children's Health
Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation
"People with diabetes can live long and healthy lives if their disease is detected and well-managed." Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
6 April 2016