Health Is The Core Of Human Development

I Have Seen This Happen In Recent Years With Regard To Pharmaceuticals And Vaccines, Where, Working Together, We Are Improving Access To Medicines And Vaccines For Infectious Diseases In The Poorest Countries.

There Is A Very Close Connection Between Being A Doctor And A Politician. The Doctor Tries To Prevent Illness, Then Tries To Treat It If It Comes. It's Exactly The Same As What You Try To Do As A Politician, But With Regard To Society.

Let Me First Say That I Don't Think The Millennium Target Of Cutting Global Poverty In Half Is An Impossible Or Abstract Target. I Think It Is A Real And Achievable Goal.

There Can Be No Real Growth Without Healthy Populations. No Sustainable Development Without Tackling Disease And Malnutrition. No International Security Without Assisting Crisis-ridden Countries. And No Hope For The Spread Of Freedom, Democracy And Human Dignity Unless We Treat Health As A Basic Human Right.

When Public And Private Sectors Combine Intellectual And Other Resources, More Can Be Achieved