90 Quotes by Margaret Chan

"The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of donors and recipient countries."

"I have a reputation for being a straight-talker."

"This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace."

"After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic."

"Mexico is a safe, as well as a beautiful and warmly gracious, place to visit."

"The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play."

"Until we see further evidence, we are still at Phase 3 of the pandemic alert,"

"We have a window of opportunity to prevent a pandemic or at least delay the spread of a pandemic."

"We are taking very drastic actions to reduce the risk of avian influenza to animals and birds,"

"So far there is no evidence for increased chance of human-to-human transmission,"