No country in the post-colonial era has thrived without first building its capacity to conduct scientific research. Seth Berkley Read Quote
As demonstrated by the emergence of the Mexican swine flu in the U.S., infectious diseases have little respect for borders; helping developing countries detect and deal with their diseases is the surest way for us to protect ourselves from new and potentially devastating epidemics. Seth Berkley Read Quote
In an increasingly complex world, we have a simple and bold vision that all children should have the opportunity to grow up healthy. Seth Berkley Read Quote
The pathway to a more sustainable future for all children must include access to the basic building blocks of good health, including nutrition, water, and immunizations. Seth Berkley Read Quote
Children who are healthy – and have adequate nutrition – are much more likely to attend school. People who finish school and do well have higher earning potential in their adult lives. Seth Berkley Read Quote
As megacities like Mexico City and Lagos become increasingly common, we could see a rise of the urban epidemic and a new era of infectious disease threatening global health security. Seth Berkley Read Quote
We’ve actually eliminated Type II polio in the world, at least as far as we can tell. Seth Berkley Read Quote
You can’t stop wars to build tertiary teaching hospitals, but you can say, ‘Let’s stop for a couple of days to immunise the kids.’ It has been done. Seth Berkley Read Quote
I wish we could have state-of-the-art hospitals in every corner of the earth… but realistically, it’s going to be a while before that can happen. But we can immunise every kid on earth, and we can prevent these diseases. It’s only a matter of political will, a little bit of money and some systems to do it. Seth Berkley Read Quote
New vaccines are being developed all the time, which could save many more lives and dramatically improve people’s health. And this goes beyond the traditional burden of childhood infectious diseases. Seth Berkley Read Quote
