“ A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in developing countries. ”

“ We are also in the process of defining how best to work together with food and other companies to address diet and physical activity factors in order to prevent chronic diseases. ”

“ You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition. ”

“ Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour. ”

“ That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable development. ”

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

“ The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies. ”

“ This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread. ”

“ 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. ”

“ An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money. ”