"While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos."
"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."
Buddha on Health"The wish for healing has always been half of health."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca on Health"A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier."
Tom Stoppard on Health"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."
John Muir on Health"'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes."
Henry David Thoreau on Health"Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America."
"We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere."