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

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

The multiple roles that women can play in a society if given the opportunity is really a tremendous asset.

We should never forget the government should be held accountable for providing services.

The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of donors and recipient countries.

A severe disease that transmits easily will leave very little international surge capacity as most countries will need their own staff and resources to combat the outbreak in their territories.