Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
BioterrorismPublic HealthPreparednessSecurity Nobody spends any money on smallpox unless they worry about a bio-terrorist recreating it.
EradicationPublic HealthLong-term BenefitsFinancial Savings Polio's pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it's just there as a gift for the rest of time.
Disease EradicationChallengePublic Health The year I was born, 1955, the first big disease-eradication program in the world was declared for malaria. After about a decade of work, they realized that, at least in the tropical areas, they did not have the tools to get it done.
EffectivenessResource AllocationEfficiencyPublic HealthEquality Some very poor countries run great vaccination systems, and some richer ones run terrible programs.
MalariaDiseasePublic HealthGlobal Impact The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world.
DangerThreatNational SecurityPublic Health When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.
Global HealthSecurity ChallengesDisease EradicationPublic Health Ninety percent of the cases of polio are in security-vulnerable areas.
Public HealthEpidemic The ideal thing would be to have a 100 percent effective AIDS vaccine. And to have broad usage of that vaccine. That would literally break the epidemic.
PovertyPublic HealthInequalityHealthcare In low-income countries, the main problems you have is infectious diseases.
Public HealthHealthcare WorkersPerformanceAccountability In poor countries, we still need better ways to measure the effectiveness of the many government workers providing health services. They are the crucial link bringing tools such as vaccines and education to the people who need them most. How well trained are they? Are they showing up to work?