For The First Time In History, We

A Health System That Lacks Commodities For Managing High-mortality Infectious Diseases And The Main Killers Of Mothers And Young Children Will Not Have An Adequate Impact. By The Same Token, Even The Best-stocked Delivery System Will Have An Inadequate Impact If It Fails To Reach The Poor.

We Need To Empower Women. Give Women A Voice In The Decision-making Process. Give Women A Political Voice Where They Can Champion, For Their Own Welfare. And, Of Course, For Us. United Nations - Organizations, Agencies - We Need To Do Our Part.

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.

The Who Is The Lead Agency In Health In The United Nations System, And Clearly We Have Very Important Functions To Play.

Pandemic Influenza Is By Nature An International Issue; It Requires An International Solution.