“I first found out I had cancer on my eye and lost an eye to this disease when I was 16, and I've since had cancer in my kidneys and pancreas and a host of other areas.” FirstsEyeFoundLostDiseaseAreasCancerHostKidneysPancreas Author:Tom Rath
“You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down.” PeopleKnowsWorldDoneMotivationalSuccessCausesLeadershipWonderfulDiseaseCapitalismAreasInventionWonderful Things Author:Bill Gates
“War and good health are incompatible. There's no way we can go [eradicate diseases] into an area that is at war.” WayWarDiseaseAreasGood Health Author:Jimmy Carter
“All over East Africa-indeed, all over Africa-it is normal for people to walk a kilometer or two or six for water. In more arid areas, people walk even greater distances, and sometimes all they find at the end is a pond slimy with overuse. More than 90 percent of Africans still dig for their water, and waterborne diseases such as typhoid, dysentery, bilharzia, and cholera are common. The bodies of many Africans are a stew of parasites. In some areas the wells are so far below the earth's surface that chains of people are required to pass up the water.” PeopleWellsStillsTwoEndsSometimesBodyEarthWaterWalksCommonGreaterDiseaseNormalSixPercentAreasDistanceEnvironmentalSurfaceEastChainsPondsParasitesStewCholeraEast AfricaTyphoidDysentery Author:Marq de Villiers
“Ninety percent of the cases of polio are in security-vulnerable areas.” CasesSecurityDiseasePercentAreasVulnerableNinetyPolio Author:Bill Gates
“The year I was born, 1955, the first big disease-eradication program in the world was declared for malaria. After about a decade of work, they realized that, at least in the tropical areas, they did not have the tools to get it done.” WorldYearsFirstsDoneBigsBornDiseaseAreasProgramToolsDecadesGet It DoneTropicalMalaria Author:Bill Gates
“Global warming is another big area that we need to get on top of. And diseases in Africa, which we're also working on and seeing if we can make a difference on. And there are lots of issues that governments seem to be blind about.” IfsNeedsBigsSeemsGovernmentDifferencesIssuesSeeingDiseaseAreasBlindMaking A DifferenceGlobal Warming Author:Richard Branson
“A saying from the area of Chinese medicine would be appropriate to mention here: "One disease, long life; no disease, short life." In other words, those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lot longer than those who consider themselves perfectly happy and neglect their weakness. So, in that sense at least, a Weakness of some sort can do you a big favor, if you acknowledge that it's there.” IfsKnowsLongBigsWould BeCareCan DoStrengthAcceptanceDiseaseWeaknessAreasMedicineTake CareFavorsChineseAcknowledgeAppropriateNeglectLong LifeShort LifeChinese Medicine Author:Benjamin Hoff
“People are important too, however, and what a terrible impact a total ban on hunting would have on the rural economy, which is still reeling from the after-effects of foot and mouth disease. With average net farm income having fallen to 5,200 per farm in England and 4,100 in Wales, it seems an act of spiteful vandalism to destroy literally thousands of jobs in deeply rural areas, when it is simply not necessary to do so and where no meaningful alternative employment exists.” PeopleStillsImportantSeemsJobsEconomyFeetEffectsTerribleDiseaseMouthsAreasEnglandImpactAverageMeaningfulIncomeEmploymentAlternativesFallenFarmsHuntingBansWalesSpitefulRural AreasVandalism Author:Ann Winterton
“The turn of the century was the lowest point for the devastation of Indian culture by disease and persecution, and it's a wonder to me that they survived it and have not only maintained their identity, but are actually growing stronger in some ways. The situation is still very bad, especially in certain geographical areas, but there are more Indians going to school, more Indians becoming professional people, more Indians assuming full responsibility in our society. We have a long way to go, but we're making great strides.” PeopleWayLongStillsSchoolCertainTurnsCultureResponsibilitySituationWonderGrowingCenturyIdentityBecomingDiseaseAreasStrongerAssumingIndianOur SocietySurvivedLowestPersecutionLong WayStrideAmerican IndianDevastationIndian CultureLong Way To GoLowest PointGrowing Stronger Author:N. Scott Momaday