The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies

Never have so many had such broad and advanced access to health care. But never have so many been denied access to health.

A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in developing countries.

We are working towards a shared vision of the future for health among all the world's people. A vision future in which we develop new ways of working together at global and national level. A vision which has poor people and poor communities at its centre. And a vision which focuses action on the causes and consequences of the health conditions that create and perpetuate poverty.

A cigarette is the only consumer product which when used as directed kills its consumer.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women

An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.