A longer time perspective is needed because we face a daunting task both in an intellectual and practical sense.

I would like to see policy makers and international donor agencies realize that it is not enough to give money for demonstration projects. From the very beginning plans should be made for the scaling-up of successful innovations.

the most important thing one can do for children is not accept the limitations they are so willing to impose on themselves.

Strategies for research and policy development must simultaneously address people's needs, the capacity of programs to provide good quality of care, and the range of technological options available.

If I can give a very substantial injection of humanistic thinking into corporations, boy, that would change things a lot.

Our practical purpose is to facilitate expansion of service innovations on a larger scale to improve access to, and the quality of reproductive health care. We are very grateful to have received support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue our work.

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.