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“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.”
“Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers' suffering or dying in connection with unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions and unwanted children.”
“In recognising the global problem posed by osteoporosis, WHO sees the need for a global strategy for prevention and control of osteoporosis, focusing on three major functions: prevention, management and surveillance.”
“Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities.”
“כאשר המגזר הציבורי והפרטי משלבים משאבים אינטלקטואליים ואחרים, ניתן להשיג יותר.”
“הרשו לי לומר שאני לא חושבת שיעד המילניום של צמצום העוני העולמי בחצי הוא יעד בלתי אפשרי או מופשט. אני חושבת שזו מטרה אמיתית וניתנת להשגה.”
“אינך יכול להשיג ביטחון סביבתי ופיתוח אנושי מבלי להתייחס לנושאים הבסיסיים של בריאות ותזונה.”
“השקעה בבריאות תניב יתרונות עצומים.”
“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.”
“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.”
“This double burden of disease is rapidly putting a serious brake on the development efforts of many countries.”
“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.”
“With an annual investment of $66 billion by 2007, we can save 8 million lives each year.”
“We have seen SARS stopped dead in its tracks.”
“Cancers of all types among women are increasing.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We are also in the process of defining how best to work together with food and other companies to address diet and physical activity factors in order to prevent chronic diseases.”
“Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour.”
“Health is the core of human development.”