I'm Not An Austere Person.

Lean Water And Health Care And School And Food And Tin Roofs And Cement Floor, All Of These Things Should Constitute A Set Of Basics That People Must Have As Birthrights.

Civil And Political Rights Are Critical, But Not Often The Real Problem For The Destitute Sick. My Patients In Haiti Can Now Vote But They Can't Get Medical Care Or Clean Water.

But If You're Asking My Opinion, I Would Argue That A Social Justice Approach Should Be Central To Medicine And Utilized To Be Central To Public Health. This Could Be Very Simple: The Well Should Take Care Of The Sick.

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.

With Rare Exceptions, All Of Your Most Important Achievements On This Planet Will Come From Working With Others- Or, In A Word, Partnership.