WHO Director-General's speech at the summit on measurement and accountability for results in health
Excellencies, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, Thank to all the global health leaders and all the people behind the scenes that have contributed to this meeting. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - June 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: health policy [subject], national health programmes, statistics [subject], data, health statistics, statistics [subject], data, health statistics, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General describes "horrific" health situation in Iraq
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, You have heard this morning a litany of horrific statistics that portray the despair of the Iraqi people. The situation is bad, really bad, and rapidly getting worse. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - June 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Iraq [country], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General's speech at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly
Mister President, Excellencies, honourable ministers, ambassadors, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, This is a time of transitions and transformations. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - May 18, 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 high-level meeting on Ebola research and development
Distinguished scientists, representatives of industry, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and a warm welcome to this high-level meeting. I thank you for your time and expertise. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - May 11, 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 high-level meeting on Ebola R&D
Distinguished scientists, representatives of industry, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and a warm welcome to this high-level meeting. I thank you for your time and expertise. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - May 11, 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 assesses polio situation in Pakistan
Excellencies, ambassadors, distinguished guests, partners in the polio eradication initiative, ladies and gentlemen, I thank the United Arab Emirates for hosting this event and, above all, for showing such steadfast commitment to polio eradication worldwide, including in Pakistan. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - April 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child, communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, infectious disease [subject], communicable diseases, newborn [subject], newb Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses the place of noncommunicable diseases in strategies and agendas
Ambassadors, invited speakers, experts in public health, representatives of sister UN agencies, professional associations, civil society, and philanthropies, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this high-level dialogue where you will be discussing the response to noncommunicable diseases as an issue for development cooperation and a route to poverty reduction. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - April 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, noncommunicable disease [subject], chronic diseases, poverty [subject], poverty [subject], Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses tobacco conference
Thank you. I always enjoy attending these conferences as this group of participants is so strongly united in purpose, so vocal in articulating its views and the evidence behind them, and so determined to reduce addiction to a deadly product. Also, participants are never alone in these conferences, never without an attentive external audience looking to see the next trends in the battle between tobacco or health. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - March 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cancer [subject], cervical cancer, tobacco [subject], tobacco use, smoking, passive smoking, cigarettes, tobacco [subject], tobacco use, smoking, passive smoking, cigarettes, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Speech [doctype], United Arab Emirates [c Source Type: news
Opening remarks at the First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action against Dementia
Honourable ministers, ambassadors, distinguished scientists, colleagues in the UN system, representatives of civil society organizations and foundations, ladies and gentlemen, I thank the government of the United Kingdom, and particularly the Secretary of State, for taking a leadership role on dementia and for supporting us in organizing this first-ever ministerial conference. I thank OECD for their technical support. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - March 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: mental health [subject], mental health promotion Source Type: news
From crisis to sustainable development: lessons from the Ebola outbreak
My good friends at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, The outbreak of Ebola virus disease that ravaged parts of West Africa in 2014 is the largest, longest, most severe, and most complex in the nearly four-decade history of this disease. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - March 10, 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
Ebola conference: From emergency to recovery
Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished participants, colleagues within the United Nations system, ladies and gentlemen, Last year demonstrated the world’s vulnerability to emerging and epidemic-prone infectious diseases. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - March 3, 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 commemorates 10th anniversary of historic tobacco treaty
Honourable ministers, distinguished ambassadors, representatives of the Geneva missions, esteemed civil society organizations, colleagues in the UN system, ladies and gentlemen, Let me thank the Convention Secretariat who have worked with others to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the coming into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - February 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, noncommunicable disease [subject], chronic diseases, tobacco [subject], tobacco use, smoking, passive smoking, cigarettes, Speech [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses ministerial meeting on universal health coverage
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister Gan, honourable ministers, distinguished experts, colleagues in public health, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to address a ministerial meeting on universal health coverage in Singapore, a city-state with an inclusive health system known for its affordable excellence. Last year, Bloomberg’s second annual ranking of countries with the most efficient health care placed Singapore at the top. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - February 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: universal health coverage [subject], universal health care, universal access, universal health coverage [subject], universal health care, universal access, Singapore [country], Speech [doctype], Western Pacific Region [region] Source Type: news
WHO Director-General addresses the Executive Board
Mister Chairman, distinguished members of the Executive Board, Excellencies, colleagues in the UN system, ladies and gentlemen, We are meeting at a time of profound economic, social, and demographic transitions in a world in turmoil from multiple causes. Social inequalities have increased, with more of total global wealth held by just a few rich and powerful people. Numerous conflicts, sectarian clashes, and terrorist acts show the bleak side of humanity’s inhumanity. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - January 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs, pharmaceutical products, p Source Type: news
WHO Director-General address the Executive Board
Mister Chairman, distinguished members of the Executive Board, Excellencies, colleagues in the UN system, ladies and gentlemen, We are meeting at a time of profound economic, social, and demographic transitions in a world in turmoil from multiple causes. Social inequalities have increased, with more of total global wealth held by just a few rich and powerful people. Numerous conflicts, sectarian clashes, and terrorist acts show the bleak side of humanity’s inhumanity. (Source: WHO Director-General speeches)
Source: WHO Director-General speeches - January 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs, pharmaceutical products, p Source Type: news
