"We spend most of our money at the UN Foundation on infant mortality – measles, polio, and malaria. And then we’ve made tremendous strides – all of us. We’re not the only ones. The Gates Foundation. The World Health [Organization]. All these organizations." 7

- Ted Turner

"In the end, health is the driver for everything else we do. It very much drives our possibility of economic growth. It creates a sense of security. It leads to a sense of community and solidarity among people." 2

- Julio Frenk

Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, helped launch The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health on December 9, 2010, through a conversation with HSPH Dean Julio Frenk. They discussed how to drive global health, using the framework of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.