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Gro Harlem Brundtland

Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡruː ˈhɑːɭem ˈbrʉntlɑnː]; born Gro Harlem, 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian politician, who served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway (1981, 1986–89, and 1990–96) and as Director-General of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003. She is also known for having chaired the Brundtland Commission which presented the Brundtland Report on sustainable development.

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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.

Functions, Needs, Osteoporosis, Prevention, Three

I have seen this happen in recent years with regard to pharmaceuticals and vaccines, where, working together, we are improving access to medicines and vaccines for infectious diseases in the poorest countries.

Country, Years, Vaccines, Working, Medicines

Health is the core of human development

Core, Development, Health, Human, Human Development, Humans

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.

Development, Export, Framework, Industry, Practice, Protects

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries

Communities, Countries, Country, Environmental, Family, Long

I do not know of any environmental group in any country that does not view its government as an adversary.

Country, Government, Group, View, Views

Cancers of all types among women are increasing

Cancer, Cancers, Increasing, Type, Types, Women

In the face of an absolutely unprecedented emergency, society has no choice but to take dramatic action to avert a collapse of civilization. Either we will change our ways and build an entirely new kind of global society, or they will be changed for us.

Choice, Choices, Civilization, Collapse, Take, Way

Morality becomes hypocrisy if it means accepting mothers' suffering or dying in connection with unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions and unwanted children

Accepting, Children, Connection, Inspiring, Mothers Day

It's very difficult to evaluate a leader in a very short-term perspective because to be a leader you must be able to have a long-term perspective. You must be able to carry changes which take many years. And this is why you can really only see whether it has been a good leadership after some years have passed.

Evaluate, Good, Leadership, Long, Perspective, Years

Women power is a formidable force.

Force, Memorable, Power, Women, Women Power

Although approximately 80% of osteoporosis sufferers are women, as the longevity of the male population increases, the disease will assume increasing importance in men

Although, Increasing, Males, Men, Osteoporosis, Sufferers

A cigarette is the only consumer product which when used as directed kills its consumer.

Cigarette, Cigarette Smoke, Directed, Smoking, Used

Music is something I must do, business is something I need to do, and Africa is something I have to do. That's the way it breaks down in my life.

Africa, Breaking Down, Breaks, Life, Needs, Way

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women

Cardiovascular, Cause, Causes, Death, Disease, Wellness

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.

Alone, Europe, Japan, Today, United, Usa

During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development.

Central, Development, Directors, Policymakers, Years

Osteoporosis, as the third threat, is particularly attributable to women's physiology

Osteoporosis, Physiology, Thirds, Threat

With an annual investment of $66 billion by 2007, we can save 8 million lives each year.

Annual, Billion, Investment, Lives, Sea, Years

There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right.

Country, Health, Healthy, Real, Tackling, Treat

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