The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame.

I've been asked a lot for my view on American health care. Well, 'it would be a good idea,' to quote Gandhi.

I think that looking forward it's easy to imagine more constructive help for Haiti.

The world is full of miserable places. One way of living comfortably is not to think about them or, when you do, to send money

The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame.

Everybody should be interested in access to primary and secondary education for everybody.

We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We've scored some victories in the sense that we've cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible.