President Bush's Concluding Thought

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September 25, 2007

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...at the opening of the 62nd General Assembly today:

With the commitment and courage of this chamber, we can build
a world where people are free to speak, assemble, and worship as they wish

a world where children in every nation grow up healthy, get a decent education, and look to the future with hope,

a world where opportunity crosses every border.

America will lead toward this vision where all are created equal, and free to pursue their dreams. This is the founding conviction of my country. It is the promise that established this body. And with our determination, it can be the future of our world. Thank you, and may God bless you all.

(Full text of the President's speech). More analysis to come.

Posted by Matthew Cordell at 10:21 AM

November 12, 2008

Taking the Fight Against Malaria to the Front Lines

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Six weeks before his election on November 4, President-elect Barack Obama made a promise to the one million people around the world who die from Malaria each year. "When I am President," he said, "We will set the goal of ending all deaths from Malaria by 2015. The United States will lead."

This may sound like a typical grandiose promise made by a candidate seeking election. But to those in the public health community it offered validation that ending Malaria deaths is not some pie in the sky dream--but a goal that can be achieved in the here and now. Following through on this commitment, however, means that the fight against Malaria must be taken to where the disease is most destructive and most difficult to contain: refugee camps in Africa.

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