To change societies you need to organize with others who share your views. Gro Harlem Brundtland More Quotes by Gro Harlem Brundtland More Quotes From Gro Harlem Brundtland Contaminated food is a major cause of diarrhea, substantially contributing to malnutrition and killing about 2.2 million people each year, most of them children. Gro Harlem Brundtland childrenpeopleyears When public and private sectors combine intellectual and other resources, more can be achieved Gro Harlem Brundtland resourcesprivate-sectorintellectual During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development. Gro Harlem Brundtland developmentdirectorsyears Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities Gro Harlem Brundtland womens-healthprioritieshighest I have seen this happen in recent years with regard to pharmaceuticals and vaccines, where, working together, we are improving access to medicines and vaccines for infectious diseases in the poorest countries. Gro Harlem Brundtland vaccinescountryyears Such lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well as for many other non-communicable diseases. Gro Harlem Brundtland osteoporosiscancersmoking The diagnosis is clear, the science in unequivocal-it's completely immoral, even, to question now, on the basis of what we know, the reports that are out, to question the issue and to question whether we need to move forward at a much stronger pace as humankind to address the issues. Gro Harlem Brundtland issuessciencemoving I have repeatedly stressed that we have the knowledge Gro Harlem Brundtland hunger-povertyhunger-and-povertyknowledge The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food. Gro Harlem Brundtland frameworkdevelopmentpractice The burden of disease falls on the poor. Gro Harlem Brundtland poordiseasefall This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread. Gro Harlem Brundtland sickworking-togetherneeds Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones. Gro Harlem Brundtland riskdevelopmentorganization I do not know of any environmental group in any country that does not view its government as an adversary. Gro Harlem Brundtland governmentviewscountry It's very difficult to evaluate a leader in a very short-term perspective because to be a leader you must be able to have a long-term perspective. You must be able to carry changes which take many years. And this is why you can really only see whether it has been a good leadership after some years have passed. Gro Harlem Brundtland perspectiveleadershipyears The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think a good partnership could be established in our common efforts to prevent osteoporosis Gro Harlem Brundtland osteoporosiseffortthinking Cancers of all types among women are increasing Gro Harlem Brundtland cancertype An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money. Gro Harlem Brundtland hunger-and-povertymoneyimportant Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women Gro Harlem Brundtland wellnessdiseasecauses Today osteoporosis affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan and causes more than 2.3 million fractures in the USA and Europe alone. Gro Harlem Brundtland japanusaeurope The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies Gro Harlem Brundtland rolespeopleneeds
