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

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

Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities

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

Women power is a formidable force.

The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food.

Let me first say that I don't think the millennium target of cutting global poverty in half is an impossible or abstract target. I think it is a real and achievable goal.