Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
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.
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.
EffectivenessResource AllocationEfficiencyPublic HealthEquality Some very poor countries run great vaccination systems, and some richer ones run terrible programs.
PovertyPublic HealthInequalityHealthcare In low-income countries, the main problems you have is infectious diseases.
BioterrorismPublic HealthPreparednessSecurity Nobody spends any money on smallpox unless they worry about a bio-terrorist recreating it.
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?
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.