The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it.

Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the most low-resource settings. Dedication and innovation are transforming health care worldwide.

My children are still young, but I try to talk to them about giving back and how important it is, just to look at the world, be invested in things, to be passionate about things, to have a dream.

I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!

What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.

The best lesson that I've learned from my mother is that she just never accepted no for an answer and I think that's something that has stayed with me.

Children with healthy mothers are much more likely to survive childhood, attend school and live healthy, productive lives.