This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
SARS was a very important event... And many countries have learned from SARS... The SARS event sort of gave them additional impetus… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
WHO has a country office in nearly every developing country, usually located close to the Ministry of Health. Staff in these offices… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
I want us to be judged by the impact we have on the health of the people of Africa and the health… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
I am personally overseeing changes that include the establishment of a global health emergency workforce. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
New diseases like SARS and bird flu cause anxiety in the community. People get worried, some to the extent that it even… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
Health system development is a key to effective detection, response, and control of any outbreak. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The World Health Organization did a world health report in 2006. In the whole world about 60 countries are in dire situation… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The International Health Partnership Plus is addressing the need to harmonize development assistance and reduce the current waste, duplication, and high transaction… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
Maternal mortality health is a very sensitive indicator. All you need to look at is a country's maternal mortality rate. That is… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
What amazes me most is that the media and I have fostered a close relationship. — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
I think U.N. organizations are important organizations. They exist for good reasons. And we also admit that there is room for us to improve… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
SARS was a very important event... And many countries have learned from SARS... The SARS event sort of gave them additional impetus and the… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image
Many diseases including malaria, dengue, meningitis - just a few examples - these are what we call climate-sensitive diseases, because such climate dimensions for… — Margaret Chan Copy Share Image