We should work across party lines, across religious lines. We shouldn't waste time pointing fingers.
(as Director-General of the WHO) - April 2020
1We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.
(as Director-General of the WHO) - March 2020
1Together, we are powerful. Containment starts with you. Our greatest enemy right now is not the Coronavirus itself. It’s fear, rumours and stigma. And our greatest assets are facts, reason and solidarity.
(as Director-General of the WHO) - February 2020
We now have a name for the disease and it's COVID-19.
(as Director-General of the WHO) - February 2020
In the last few days the progress of the Coronavirus, especially in some countries, especially human-to-human transmission, worries us. Although the numbers outside China are still relatively small, they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak.
(as Director-General of the WHO) - January 2020
Ebola taught us a valuable lesson: Global health security is only as strong as its weakest link.
Tobacco not only wrecks health and health systems; it’s a drain on economies and the environment.
(as Director-General of the WHO) - March 2018
