WHO Director-General addresses Princeton - Fung Global Forum on lessons learned from the Ebola crisis
Honourable Mr President, faculty, and alumnae of Princeton University, distinguished speakers and panellists, representatives of UN and humanitarian agencies, noted journalists, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to speak to this audience, and thank Princeton University and the generosity of William Fung, who is with us today, for making this event possible. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - November 2, 2015 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, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses symposium on intellectual property and trade
Mr Roberto Azevedo, Dr Francis Gurry, distinguished experts, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome this opportunity to look at experiences, and the data they have generated, since WTO was established and the landmark TRIPS agreement was reached 20 years ago. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - October 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, intellectual property [subject], patents, medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropi Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
Excellencies, distinguished parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to address this assembly of parliamentarians. You make the laws. You control the purse strings. You are the watchdogs that hold governments accountable for their behaviours and their promises. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - October 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs, pharmaceutical products, millennium development goal [subject], mdgs, mdg, united nations millennium declaration, po Source Type: news
Keynote address at the World Health Summit
Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen, The world has changed dramatically since the start of this century, when the Millennium Development Goals became the focus of international efforts to reduce human misery. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - October 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: millennium development goal [subject], mdgs, mdg, united nations millennium declaration, European Region [region], Germany [country], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses G7 health ministers on Ebola
Honourable ministers, ladies and gentlemen, I will focus my remarks on lessons learned and the IHR. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - October 9, 2015 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 addresses G7 health ministers meeting on antimicrobial resistance
Honourable ministers, ladies and gentlemen, The rise of antimicrobial resistance is a global health crisis. Medicine is losing more and more mainstay antimicrobials as pathogens develop resistance. Second-line treatments are less effective, more costly, more toxic, and sometimes extremely difficult to administer. Many are also in short supply. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - October 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: drug resistance [subject], antimicrobial drug resistance, antimicrobial, antibiotic resistance, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General delivers lecture at Georgetown University’s Global Futures Initiative
President Jack DeGioia, faculty at the campuses of Georgetown University, students and post-graduate students, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to address an event organized by Georgetown University, America’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. I am well aware of the ethical values that guide the work of this university and its several institutes and centres. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - September 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, drug resistance [subject], antimicrobial drug resistance, antimicrobial, antibiotic resistance, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, noncommunicable Source Type: news
WHO Director-General launches new malaria report
Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be launching this report here in the UK alongside Secretary of State Justine Greening. The UK has played a leading role in the fight against malaria. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - September 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: malaria [subject], malaria [subject], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses Regional Committee for Europe
Mr Chairman, Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished delegates, my good colleague, Zsuzsanna Jakab, ladies and gentlemen, The world has changed dramatically since the start of this century, when the Millennium Development Goals became the focus of international efforts to reduce human misery. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - September 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, nu Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses Institute of Medicine Ebola workshop
Distinguished experts, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, I thank the Institute of Medicine for organizing this workshop and bringing together so many well-known experts representing such a wide range of disciplines. Together, we need to explore every avenue for upgrading the world’s outbreak preparedness and response capacities. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - September 1, 2015 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, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses the Review Committee of the International Health Regulations focused on the Ebola response
Mr Chair, distinguished members of the Review Committee, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning, and a very warm welcome to Geneva. Thank you for giving us your time and your expertise. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - August 24, 2015 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, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses traditional medicine forum
Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished experts, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome this opportunity to address the International forum on traditional medicine, especially as we inaugurate the WHO collaborating centre on traditional medicine in Macao. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - August 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: diet [subject], healthy diet, medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs, pharmaceutical products, traditional medicine [subject], complementary medicines, herb Source Type: news
WHO Director-General briefs the UN Security Council on the Ebola situation
Distinguished members of the Security Council, ladies and gentlemen, Much has changed since I briefed the Security Council on the Ebola outbreak in September of last year. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - August 13, 2015 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, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
Distinguished members of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, The work you were asked to undertake is extremely challenging. The complexities of childhood obesity make it an especially stubborn problem to address. The science is also complex. Weaving together the various strands from different lines of study requires great skill. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - June 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child, child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child, obesity [subject], overweight, obesity [subject], overweight, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses international conference of nurses
Excellencies, members and executives of the International Council of Nurses, ladies and gentlemen, It is said that a person who saves a life is a hero. A person who saves hundreds of lives is obviously a nurse. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - June 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: health workforce [subject], human resources for health, health workers, healthcare workers, health care workers, mortality [subject], death, death rate, adult mortality, child mortality, neonate mortality, fatal outcome, nursing [subject], nurses, Republi Source Type: news
