Geneva is a city where the living conditions and hospitality provided by both the population and authorities of Geneva - at all levels - are exemplary and greatly facilitate the work and daily life of WHO employees.

When you're dealing with new and emerging diseases, you have no idea and you can't predict in advance what would happen.

Pandemic influenza is by nature an international issue; it requires an international solution.

I think U.N. organizations are important organizations. They exist for good reasons. And we also admit that there is room for us to improve the way we do business. The WHO will be a very positive and proactive partner in the overall U.N. reform, which is also important.

Doctors and nurses, with their training and their experiences, they would be able to detect unusual patterns of disease. That's why we say it is important for every country to have a proper surveillance system. The function of the surveillance system is to detect unusual patterns of diseases.

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

Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers.