EMM News Explorer: Margaret Chan

[-said]: These ancient diseases are now being brought to their knees with stunning speed,

ibtimes 30-JAN-12

[ said]: The efforts of WHO, researchers, partners, and the contributions of industry have changed the face of NTDs. These ancient diseases are now being brought to their knees with stunning speed,

reliefWeb 30-JAN-12

[ said]: These ancient diseases or NTDs are now being brought to their knees with stunning speed,

timesofindia 30-JAN-12

[said:]: India’s success is arguably the greatest public health achievement and has provided a global opportunity to push for the end of polio.

guardiannewsngr 22-JAN-12

[-said that]: Young child mortality dropped below 10 million for the first time in nearly six decades. Compared with 12 million under-five deaths in 1990, the figure for 2010 was 7.6 million, a drop of more than 40 percent.

france24 16-JAN-12

[-said]: That report further concluded that societies with the least inequality had the best health outcomes, regardless of the levels of spending on health,

france24 16-JAN-12

[ said]: But misery, for many groups, for many diseases, is actually going down. Those who benefit least are getting help from those who benefit most,

france24 16-JAN-12

[-said]: Stopping polio in India required creativity, perseverance and professionalism. The lessons from India must now be adapted and implemented through emergency actions to finish polio everywhere,

deccanherald 13-JAN-12

[ said]: India's success (with polio) is arguably its greatest public health achievement,

aljazeera 13-JAN-12

[-said]: Globalisation was not, after all, the rising tide that would lift all boats. Instead, it tended to lift the bigger boats, and swamp or sink many smaller ones,

epc 20-DEC-11

[-said]: dangerously out of balance,

epc 20-DEC-11

[-remarked]: Numerous countries watched their government-run health services fall into disarray, forcing impoverished people to pay private practitioners high fees for routine care, while the best care and services were reserved for the privileged few,

epc 20-DEC-11

[ says]: We are making significant progress in battling malaria. Coverage of at-risk populations with prevention and control measures increased last year, and resulted in a further decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths,

indiatimes 17-DEC-11

[ says]: We are making significant progress in battling a major public health problem. Coverage of at-risk populations with malaria prevention and control measures increased again in 2010, and resulted in a further decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths,

kuna 14-DEC-11

[ said]: Parasite resistance to antimalarial medicines remains a real and ever-present danger to our continued success,

thetimes 13-DEC-11

[-said]: During the previous decade, the number of under-five deaths dropped well below 10 million (per year) for the first time in almost six decades and kept on dropping,

focus 26-NOV-11

[-said]: This country has well functioning immunisation campaign with excellent and sensitive surveillance. This is the absolutely critical asset when protecting the health of children,

france24 26-NOV-11

[-said]: WHO gleans intelligence about potential outbreaks from constant worldwide electronic surveillance and responds through the outbreak alert and response network, which draws experts from more than 300 technical institutions,

xinhuanet_en 23-NOV-11

[-said]: An estimated 2.7 billion people live in countries with no safety net to cover medical costs,

xinhuanet_en 23-NOV-11

[ said]: The case for reform is clear. The world needs a strong WHO to lead global efforts to improve health. The world needs a WHO that has a broad and wise vision, is quick to act, and never afraid to act in the interests of public health. [It] requires a WHO that is effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable,

un 02-NOV-11

[ said]: On top of enduring fuel, food, and financial crises, the challenges of climate change, conflicts, emerging and epidemic-prone diseases, ageing populations, bulging cities, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mental disorders, disabilities, and rapidly rising health-care costs will certainly aggravate inequities in both health determinants and outcomes within and between countries,

un 02-NOV-11

[-said]: There is enough knowledge to act on the social determinants of health, the anticipated results are known - greater social cohesion, security and stability - we need to bring other sectors to act on these

allafrica 02-NOV-11

[-said]: The proposal for a World Health Forum received little support. Therefore we will not pursue this any further,

france24 01-NOV-11

[-said]: Widespread obesity in a population is not a marker of failure of individual willpower, but of failure in policies at the highest level,

latimes 01-NOV-11

[ said]: I have great pleasure in announcing that Armenia has been certified by WHO as malaria-free,

panorama 22-OCT-11

[ said]: As demand for new vaccines increases further, WHO will continue providing critical support to countries for decision-making on new vaccines, surveillance, and immunization programme planning, training, and evaluation,

un 27-SEP-11

[ said]: The high number of approved applications for funding for new vaccines in this latest round is yet another milestone in the fight to prevent child deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases,

allafrica 27-SEP-11

[ said]: irreversible

irinnews 23-SEP-11

[-said]: An increasing number of women are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, which places the mothers at risk of developing gestational diabetes and delivering big babies also at risk of diabetes,

irinnews 23-SEP-11

[-said]: The worldwide increase of non-communicable diseases is a slow-motion disaster,

scmp 21-SEP-11

[-said]: The worldwide increase of noncommunicable diseases is a slow-motion disaster,

arabtimes 21-SEP-11

[-said]: We plead for lifestyle changes and strict tobacco regulation. But health ministries acting alone cannot re-engineer societies in ways that protect entire populations from the well-known and easily modified risks that lead to these diseases.

arabtimes 21-SEP-11

[-said]: I call on heads of state and heads of government to stand (and) work hard against the despicable efforts of the tobacco industry to subvert this treaty,

arabtimes 21-SEP-11

[-added]: Processed foods, very high in salt, trans fats, and sugar have become the new staple food in nearly every corner of the world. They are readily available and heavily marketed. For a growing number of people, they are the cheapest way to fill a hungry stomach,

montrealgazette 20-SEP-11

[ said]: Root causes of these diseases are not being addressed and widespread obesity is the tell tale signal,

voanews 19-SEP-11

[-added]: Obesity is the signal that something is terribly wrong,

cnn 19-SEP-11

[ said]: This is proof that investing in children’s health is money well spent, and a sign that we need to accelerate that investment through the coming years,

theglobeandmail 16-SEP-11

[ said]: Reductions in child mortality are linked to many factors, particularly increased access to health care services around the newborn period. As well as prevention and treatment of childhood illnesses, and improved nutrition, immunization coverage, and water and sanitation,

reliefweb 15-SEP-11

[also noted that:]: irrational and inappropriate use of antimicrobials is by far the biggest driver of drug resistance.

minivannews 07-SEP-11

[-also noted that]: population ageing, rapid unplanned urbanization, and the globalisation of unhealthy lifestyles.

minivannews 07-SEP-11

[said:]: Chronic NCDs deliver a two-punch blow to development . They cause billions of dollars in losses of national income, and push millions of people below the poverty line, each and every year.

indiatimes 24-AUG-11

[-said]: this does not mean that the H1N1 virus has gone away.

hurriyetdailynews 10-AUG-11

[ commented]: The initiative for this event originated with civil society activists, including the World Hepatitis Alliance and patient groups

finanznachrichten 28-JUL-11

[ said]: With this nomination, WHO is signalling the importance of ensuring that patients get safe, high quality health care all around the world,

un 21-JUL-11

[ said]: Effective new HIV prevention tools are urgently needed, and these studies could have enormous impact in preventing heterosexual transmission,

bbc 13-JUL-11

[ said]: Across the world, people with disabilities have poorer health outcomes, lower education achievements, less economic participation and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is partly because people with disabilities experience barriers in accessing services that many of us have long taken for granted, including health, education, employment, and transport as well as information. These difficulties are exacerbated in less advantaged communities,

times 08-JUL-11

[ said]: This is a crucial development, because we know that sexual transmission accounts for about 80 per cent of all new infections,

gorkhapatra 03-JUL-11

[-said]: Almost every one of us will be permanently or temporarily disabled at some point in life,

javno 10-JUN-11

[-added]: It is not enough to become a Party to the treaty. Countries must also pass, or strengthen, the necessary implementing legislation and then rigorously enforce it,

ibtimes 31-MAY-11

[ says]: I believe this has been an especially productive and profoundly effective Assembly,

kuna 25-MAY-11

[ said]: The most important message for me was your clear consensus on the need for reform and your clear desire to see these reforms reinforce WHO's position as the foremost authority on international health,

uzreport 25-MAY-11

[ said]: The most important message for me was your clear consensus on the need for reform and your clear desire to see these reforms reinforce WHO’s position as the foremost authority on international health,

un 24-MAY-11

[ says]: Does that mean I can go out and eat my Big Mac after I have a heart attack?

ibtimes 11-MAY-11

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