The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation.

...we hope to stop the transmission in six to nine months

The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world.

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.

The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation.

Maternal mortality health is a very sensitive indicator. All you need to look at is a country's maternal mortality rate. That is a surrogate for whether the country's health system is functioning. If it works for women, I'm sure it will work for men.

At a time of multiple calamities in the world, we cannot allow the loss of essential antimicrobials, essential cures for many millions of people, to become the next global crisis.