Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.

What amazes me most is that the media and I have fostered a close relationship.

Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.

Mexico is a safe, as well as a beautiful and warmly gracious, place to visit.

A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not have an adequate impact. By the same token, even the best-stocked delivery system will have an inadequate impact if it fails to reach the poor.

We need to empower women. Give women a voice in the decision-making process. Give women a political voice where they can champion, for their own welfare. And, of course, for us. United Nations - organizations, agencies - we need to do our part.

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