Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization
President Shunichi Miyazaki, Dean Makiko Osawa, distinguished guests, students and graduates, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure, and an honour, for me to address a Japanese audience and, most especially, to speak to you from the Tokyo Women’s Medical University. I thank the government of Japan, its Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and officials at this University for making this opportunity possible.
Since its foundation more than a century ago, this University has extended an opportunity to women, and symbolized a vision for their future. This has also been a vision for society. As the University’s current President and Dean both note, excellence in medical care and research contributes not only to better health, but also to the well-being of society. I fully agree.
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