Every Human Life Matters.

All people should have access to the basic essentials of good health, whoever they are, where ever they were born.  Those of us with the ability to provide life-saving vaccines and medications to the world's least fortunate - and to conduct research and develop new medicines - should do everything we can.

We Are One World

Amid the complexities and contradictions of human society, it's still easy to forget that we are one world. Vast disparities of wealth and opportunity divide us. The lives of an impoverished family in Bangladesh or Bogota couldn't seem more distant from those of a wealthy family in Tokyo or San Francisco.    

The Mission of Global Health

The wonders and promise of modern medicine must reach everyone, not just a privileged few.

The Global Burden of Infectious Disease

Among the poorest people, 6 in 10 die of infectious diseases. Half of those deaths could be prevented. 
 
Turning the Tide

Humankind has never been better equipped than today to take on the challenge of infectious disease.


 

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