WHO Director-General speeches

A decade of discovery for malaria medicines

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:20:00 GMT

12 November 2009 -- In commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) Dr Margaret Chan, WHO's Director-General focused on the innovation they foster and the smart use of market forces and competition to stimulate drug discovery for a market that has little commercial appeal.

Launch of the report on Women and health: today’s evidence, tomorrow’s agenda

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMT

9 November 2009 -- In launching the new report Women and health: today’s evidence, tomorrow’s agenda – WHO's Director-General Dr Margaret Chan underscored that the report to gives a baseline of data about the health of women and girls throughout the life-course, in different parts of the world, and in different groups within countries.

Opening remarks at the Fifth Global Meeting of Heads of WHO Country Offices

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:20:00 GMT

2 November 2009 -- In her address to the heads of WHO country offices, Dr Margaret Chan, WHO's Director-General stated that at a time of multiple crises, the world is watching the performance of WHO, looking for a measurable impact, questioning whether investments in our work bring an equivalent payback in health outcomes in countries. Good performance, she underlined, ultimately rests on delivering what countries and communities want and need.

Remarks at the Latin American School of Medicine

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMT

27 October 2009 -- Medical training at the Latin American School of Medicine focuses on the basic values of people-centred, compassionate care, guided by need, and not by the patient’s ability to pay.

Address at the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMT

26 October 2009 -- In the context of a series of crises – from a fuel crisis to the financial crisis – Dr Chan, WHO's Dorector-General, highlighted the impact of climate change in the region. She went on to give an update of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 situation.