We cannot proclaim this century the African Century and then ignore the AIDS pandemic, as some political leaders are apt to do.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If we do the kind of common-sense public health measures we know work, we ought to be able to stop it from… — Julie Gerberding Copy Share Image
That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable… — Gro Harlem Brundtland Copy Share Image
“the global bonfire of fossil fuels will heighten the likelihood of pandemics on its own, in a way that is likely to… — Sonia Shah Copy Share Image
It takes a variety of strategies and initiatives to address this pandemic. It's about life and death and the survival of humanity. — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
“Hand-washing is a potentially effective behavior that can lessen the threat of any individual getting sick from the flu or other infectious… — Bethany Albertson Copy Share Image
Recent breakthroughs in science show we have just the capacities we need to face our planet's challenges. We're "soft-wired" for cooperation, empathy,… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Pandemics do not occur randomly. From malaria and influenza to AIDS and SARS, the lethal microbes have come, in the first instance,… — Nathan Wolfe Copy Share Image
The influenza pandemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to afflict humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all… — David L. Katz Copy Share Image
In the southern countries and in the regions and continents like Africa, which is where the origin of life on earth began,… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
Masterpieces of art possess immense potential to advance a worldview that could help assuage the societal terrors posed by globalization, the most… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
Young people were once considered relatively safe from HIV/AIDS. Today, their lives and futures are at risk throughout the world because of… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
I don't think pandemics make us afraid of death, I think they make us afraid of oblivion. They force us to grapple… — John Green Copy Share Image
In fact, the early demographer Thomas Malthus believes that the only way the human population would ever check itself was by running… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
