Tuberculosis Quotes

While the Bush administration is prepared to spend $100 billion to rid Iraq of WMD, it has been unwilling to spend more than 0.2% of that sum... this year on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. - Jeffrey Sachs

Whatever happened to the good old days: you know, dirty attics, tuberculosis and general all-round suffering? - Arnold Wesker

We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We've scored some victories in the sense that we've cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible. - Paul Farmer

We have a unique historic opportunity to stop tuberculosis, but we must act now. The challenge now is for people to work together in putting the plan into action, in order to stop one of the oldest and most lethal diseases known to humanity. This plan tells the world exactly what we need to do in order to defeat this global killer. - Dr Marcos Espinal

We are willing to triple our funding for tuberculosis, and we urge others to do the same. If we have the chance to save 14 million lives, and a clear plan to make it happen, we have an obligation to act. - Bill Gates

This measure will certainly help tackle the problem of tuberculosis in our country and we hope it will reduce the number of cases. - Candido Mindu

They can have tuberculosis. They can have some other communicable disease and no one will even know. They are touching our food, and no one even cares. - Jim Rizoli

The malaria work was slow, but the tuberculosis and HIV work moved ahead. - Barton Haynes