Country Quote by Margaret Chan

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in Europe. All the surveys show that. But here, we…

— Jeremy Rifkin

There is a sense of decency that's like a barometer to a man's or a country's health.

— Samuel R. Delany

All that I can say is that we are spending far more per capita than people in any other country, and our health care…

— Bernie Sanders

Health system development is a key to effective detection, response, and control of any outbreak.

— Margaret Chan

A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not have an…

— Margaret Chan

Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.

— Liya Kebede

Yes, we've cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health care and…

— Hillary Clinton

“between 1915 and 1930, US maternal mortality did not decline and deaths of babies from birth injuries actually increased. Hospitals advertised widely, urging mothers…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“One target of the fifth UN Millennium Development Goal (UNMDG) to improve maternal health, is to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who live in…

— Emily Oster

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.

— Nicholas D. Kristof

It is imperative that we address the barriers to access and the systemic racism that we know is contributing to our astronomically high maternal…

— Leana S. Wen