There is a very close connection between being a doctor and a politician. The doctor tries to prevent illness, then tries to treat it if it comes. It's exactly the same as what you try to do as a politician, but with regard to society.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandSustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandThis syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandA cigarette is the only consumer product which when used as directed kills its consumer.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandWith an annual investment of $66 billion by 2007, we can save 8 million lives each year.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandThere can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right.
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