Music is something I must do, business is something I need to do, and Africa is something I have to do. That's the way it breaks down in my life.

If globalization is to realise its potential as a force for good, we have to look more closely at the means by which we handle our growing interdependence. We do not have a world government, but we do have an increasingly complex network of institutions that are concerned with global governance. They are central to our future and international human rights law

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.

During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development.

The burden of disease falls on the poor.

Investing in health will produce enormous benefits.

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.