WHO Director-General addresses the Executive Board
Madam Chair, distinguished members of the Executive Board, Excellencies, colleagues in the UN system, ladies and gentlemen, Fifteen months ago, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone were together reporting more than 950 cases of Ebola every week. Today, the three countries have interrupted all chains of transmission from the original outbreak that began more than two years ago. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - January 25, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedne Source Type: news
WHO Director-General briefs UN General Assembly on Ebola
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Let me join the Secretary-General in thanking the General Assembly and its President for organizing this briefing. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - January 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: clinical trials [subject], clinical trial, drug trials, drug approval, drug testing, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses conference on universal health coverage
Professor Takemi, distinguished participants and guests, ladies and gentlemen, I thank the Japanese government for hosting this event. Japan is a most appropriate venue. This country has long promoted universal health coverage as part of its strategy for global health diplomacy. The strategy will again receive prominence when Japan hosts next year’s G7 summit and the sixth Tokyo International conference on African development. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - December 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: health services [subject], poverty [subject], universal health coverage [subject], universal health care, universal access, Japan [country], Speech [doctype], Western Pacific Region [region] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses conference on dog-mediated rabies
Honourable ministers, colleagues at OIE and FAO, members of the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, experts in the veterinary and public health sciences, ladies and gentlemen, Rabies belongs in the history books. This event will help put it there. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - December 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: epidemiology [subject], surveillance, rabies [subject], rabies [subject], vaccines [subject], vaccine, vaccine safety, vaccine quality, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses event on climate change and health
Climate change is the defining issue for the 21st century. In the run-up to COP-21, countries have made important commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and scale up adaptation to climate change. But more needs to be done. As many have noted, the world is recklessly late in agreeing to take action. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - December 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: climate change [subject], global warming, global environmental change, climate, climate change [subject], global warming, global environmental change, climate, environmental health [subject], healthy environments, environment, environmental pollution, pol Source Type: news
Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate change is the defining issue for the 21st century. In the run-up to COP-21, countries have made important commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and scale up adaptation to climate change. But more needs to be done. As many have noted, the world is recklessly late in agreeing to take action. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - December 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: climate change [subject], global warming, global environmental change, climate, climate change [subject], global warming, global environmental change, climate, environmental health [subject], healthy environments, environment, environmental pollution, pol Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses the Global Humanitarian Overview
Colleagues in the humanitarian community, contributors to our collective efforts, ladies and gentlemen, This year, the World Health Organization has responded to protracted emergencies and humanitarian crises in more than 30 countries, including Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and South Sudan. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - December 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, health services [subject], hospitals [subject], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses meeting on noncommunicable diseases
Excellencies, ambassadors, distinguished participants in the global coordination mechanism, representatives of sister UN agencies, civil society, and industry, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome this first major meeting on noncommunicable diseases in the new era of sustainable development. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - December 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cancer [subject], cervical cancer, health services [subject], tobacco [subject], tobacco use, smoking, passive smoking, cigarettes, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses panel on migration and health
Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished delegates, Director-General, Ambassador Swing, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to speak before this 106th IOM Council at its high-level panel on migration, human mobility, and global health. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, refugees [subject], displaced people, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses Regional Committee for Africa
Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished delegates, representatives of the African Union, Dr Moeti, ladies and gentlemen, I thank the government of the Republic of Chad for hosting this session. I thank the President of this country for his leadership and commitment to health. His role in mobilizing the military logistics that helped stop polio in the very challenging geography of Lake Chad was decisive. Chad has been polio-free for more than three years. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, health services [subject], health systems [subject], African Region [region], Nigeria [country], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses road safety conference
Her Excellency, Madam President, distinguished delegates, representatives of civil society, academic institutions, philanthropic foundations, and the private sector, ladies and gentlemen, WHO thanks the government of Brazil for its leadership in preparing and hosting this Second global high-level conference on road safety. As an issue, road safety evokes passion and inspires partnerships. Both are here today. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: injuries [subject], trauma care, injuries [subject], trauma care, road safety [subject], traffic injuries [subject], injuries, traffic, road traffic, road traffic accidents, road traffic injuries, road safety, car accidents, Brazil [country], Region of th Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses consultation on accountability
Honourable ministers, members of the Commission on Information and Accountability, members of the independent Expert Review Group, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Geneva. You will be looking at past achievements in the move to improve accountability, and considering how these experiences can shape better health under the new agenda for sustainable development. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: mortality [subject], death, death rate, adult mortality, child mortality, neonate mortality, fatal outcome, statistics [subject], data, health statistics, universal health coverage [subject], universal health care, universal access, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General asks think tanks to explore health challenges under the Sustainable Development Goals
Experts and colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, I was asked to challenge you. I can ask for your help with issues that keep me awake at night. Some are politically contentious, as we see every time they are raised during the World Health Assembly. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 12, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: health policy [subject], national health programmes, medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs, pharmaceutical products, millennium development goal [subject], Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses global meeting of heads of WHO country offices
Regional Directors, senior managers, heads of WHO country offices, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Let me extend a very warm welcome to all of you as we begin this eighth global meeting of heads of WHO offices in countries, territories, and areas. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, intellectual property [subject], patents, poverty [subject], African Region [region], Sierra Leone [country], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General opening remarks at 2015 financing dialogue
Ambassadors, colleagues in public health, partners in financing the work of WHO, officials from our sister UN agencies, ladies and gentlemen, A very warm welcome to WHO and to this financing dialogue, which follows approval of the 2016-2017 programme budget. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: health financing [subject], health economics, health systems financing, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
