Health

German Health Minister Philipp Roesler listens to the speech by Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan (not in picture) during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

German Health Minister Philipp Roeslerhas a sip of water while listening to the speech by Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan (not in picture) during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan (C), German Health Minister Philipp Roesler (L) and German Development minister Dirk Niebel (R) pose with the ' The World Health Report 2010' during the presentation of the WHO commissioned report at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan (C), German Health Minister Philipp Roesler (L) and German development minister Dirk Niebel (R) pose with the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the launch of the WHO commissioned report at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan (C), German Health Minister Philipp Roesler (L) and German Development minister Dirk Niebel (R) pose with the ' The World Health Report 2010' during the presentation of the WHO commissioned report at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

Nestle Health Science CEO Luis Cantarell delivers a speech during a press conference at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) on September 27, 2010 in Lausanne. Swiss food giant Nestle annouced it was setting up new health-oriented subsidiaries to exploit growing business opportunities for foods that help with ageing and conditions such as heart disease. Nestle Health Science and the Nestle Institute of Health Sciences will 'pioneer a new industry between food and pharma,' the Swiss food giant said in a statement.

Nestle Health Science CEO Luis Cantarell gestures during a press conference at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) on September 27, 2010 in Lausanne. Swiss food giant Nestle annouced it was setting up new health-oriented subsidiaries to exploit growing business opportunities for foods that help with ageing and conditions such as heart disease. Nestle Health Science and the Nestle Institute of Health Sciences will 'pioneer a new industry between food and pharma,' the Swiss food giant said in a statement.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan speaks during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan speaks during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan speaks during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

Nestle Health Science CEO Luis Cantarell gestures during a press conference at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) on September 27, 2010 in Lausanne. Swiss food giant Nestle annouced it was setting up new health-oriented subsidiaries to exploit growing business opportunities for foods that help with ageing and conditions such as heart disease. Nestle Health Science and the Nestle Institute of Health Sciences will 'pioneer a new industry between food and pharma,' the Swiss food giant said in a statement.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan speaks during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

Nestle CEO Paul Bulcke, Nestle Health Science CEO Luis Cantarell, and Nestle Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, shake hands after a press conference at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) on September 27, 2010 in Lausanne. Swiss giant food company Nestle annouced it was setting up new health-oriented subsidiaries to exploit growing business opportunities for foods that help with ageing and conditions such as heart disease. Nestle Health Science and the Nestle Institute of Health Sciences will 'pioneer a new industry between food and pharma,' the Swiss food giant said in a statement.

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan speaks during a press conference to present the ' The World Health Report 2010' at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan holds a copy of ' The World Health Report 2010' its presentation at the German health ministry in Berlin on November 22, 2010. More than 100 million people are plunged into poverty every year by illness or 'catastrophic' medical bills, the WHO said, launching a global drive for universal health care.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - OCTOBER 31: In this photo provided by NASA, Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator, speaks at the LAUNCH: Health forum at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on October 31, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. LAUNCH: Health provides a forum to discuss accelerating innovation for a sustainable future. LAUNCH: Health partners include NASA, USAID and Nike.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

Former Health minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (C) delivers a speech next to French newly appointed Labor, Employment and Health minister Xavier Bertrand (R) and new Health deputy minister Nora Berra at the ministry in Paris on November 15, 2010 during a handing over ceremony. President Nicolas Sarkozy named a new cabinet on November 14 after a reshuffle that marked a distinct shift to the right and saw the departure of several major centrist and left-wing figures.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (L) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

Former Health minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (C) delivers a speech next to French newly appointed Labor, Employment and Health minister Xavier Bertrand (R) and new Health deputy minister Nora Berra at the ministry in Paris on November 15, 2010 during a handing over ceremony. President Nicolas Sarkozy named a new cabinet on November 14 after a reshuffle that marked a distinct shift to the right and saw the departure of several major centrist and left-wing figures.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (unseen) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (L) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (R) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

Former Health minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (L) jokes with French newly appointed Labor, Employment and Health minister Xavier Bertrand (C) and new Health deputy minister Nora Berra at the ministry in Paris on November 15, 2010 during a handing over ceremony. President Nicolas Sarkozy named a new cabinet on November 14 after a reshuffle that marked a distinct shift to the right and saw the departure of several major centrist and left-wing figures.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (R) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (R) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (R) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (R) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

An Afghan health worker (R) administers polio vaccine to a child on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

Former Health minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (C) delivers a speech next to French newly appointed Labor, Employment and Health minister Xavier Bertrand (R) and new Health deputy minister Nora Berra at the ministry in Paris on November 15, 2010 during a handing over ceremony. President Nicolas Sarkozy named a new cabinet on November 14 after a reshuffle that marked a distinct shift to the right and saw the departure of several major centrist and left-wing figures.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - OCTOBER 30: In this photo provided by NASA, Tom Kalil, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, opens the LAUNCH: Health forum at NASA's Kennedy Space Center October 30, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. LAUNCH: Health provides a forum to discuss accelerating innovation for a sustainable future.

Two Afghan health workers knock on a door on the first day of a vaccination campaign in Kabul on October 3, 2010. A new three-day nationwide immunisation campaign against polio began on October 3 in a joint operation with the Ministry of Public Health, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Afghanistan is one of only of a handful of countries in the world that still has the crippling polio virus with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats mean vaccinators are unable to reach all children.

French new Health deputy minister Nora Berra (C) delivers a speech next to French newly appointed Labor, Employment and Health minister Xavier Bertrand (R) and Former Health minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (L) at the ministry in Paris on November 15, 2010 during a handing over ceremony. President Nicolas Sarkozy named a new cabinet on November 14 after a reshuffle that marked a distinct shift to the right and saw the departure of several major centrist and left-wing figures.

French new Health deputy minister Nora Berra (L) poses with Former Health minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (C) and French newly appointed Labor, Employment and Health minister Xavier Bertrand at the ministry in Paris on November 15, 2010 during a handing over ceremony. President Nicolas Sarkozy named a new cabinet on November 14 after a reshuffle that marked a distinct shift to the right and saw the departure of several major centrist and left-wing figures.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 09: Bill Gates, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, participates in a health summit on November 9, 2010 in Washington, DC. The health summit was sponsored by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.