"The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell." --Dag Hammarskj?ld, United Nations Secretary-General 1953-1961The turn of the 21st century was an objective low point in the history of human health: AIDS was scourging Africa, millions of women died each year in child birth, and billions suffered under malnourishment and poverty. In response, the United Nations launched its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), an ambitious charter that since 2000 has measurably reduced the worldwide burdens of poverty, hunger, and disease.With the MDGs set to expire in 2015, continued progress on these fronts is anything but certain. In addition to the persisting threats of the 20th century, globalization has sped the development of new threats--pandemics, climate change, chronic disease--that now threaten rich and poor countries equally."To Save Humanity" is a collection of short, honest essays on what single issue matters most for the future of global health. Authored by the world's leading voices from science, politics, and social advocacy, this collection is both a primer on the major issues of our time and a potential blueprint for post-2015 health and development. This unparalleled collection will provide illuminating and thought-provoking reading for anyone invested in our collective future and well-being.

1Harnessing Women's AgencyFazle Hasan Abed2Democratizing International DevelopmentRebecca Affolder3Systems ThinkingIrene A. Agyepong4Leadership for Health EquityRecep Akdag5Why Universal Health Coverage?Sudhir Anand6Governance and Leadership for HealthMichelle Bachelet7Prioritizing Vulnerable PopulationsJoyce Banda8The Internet Didn't Kill NewsJulia Belluz9The Power of VaccinesSeth Berkley10Improving Health by Addressing PovertyEla Bhatt11Biosocial Education for AllAgnes Binagwaho12City Leadership on Climate ChangeMichael Bloomberg13Health is Not AloneAlbina du Boisrouvray14Education First, Health Will FollowIrina Bokova15Pandemic's One-Two-Three PunchLarry Brilliant16Equality is the FutureGro Harlem Brundtland17Prioritizing Health in PoliticsFelipe Calder?n18Committing to Unbridled CollaborationRay Chambers19A New PhilanthropyGerald L. Chan20Climate's Big Health WarningMargaret Chan21Tackling Obesity and OverweightHelen Clark22Preventing Premature DeathsBill Clinton23HIV Treatment, a Moral DutyPaul Collier24The Power of ScienceFrancis S. Collins25Whose life is it?Nigel Crisp26Security for Our Shared HomeSuraya Dalil27The Drugs Don't WorkSally C. Davies28Vision 2020 - and BeyondMark Dybul29Achieving Social EquityCarissa F. Etienne30Equity, Not Only EffectivenessPaul Farmer31A Global CDC and FDARichard Feachem32A Universal Flu VaccineHarvey V. Fineberg33Accountability is One Big IdeaColleen M. Flood34The Power of KnowledgeJulio Frenk35Better Information Will Save LivesThomas R. Frieden36Communicable Before Non-Communicable DiseasesLaurie Garrett37Human-Centered DesignMelinda Gates38A data revolution in healthAmanda Glassman39Non-Drug Interventions Also WorkPaul Glasziou40Investing in Health OutcomesTore Godal41Imagining Global Health with JusticeLawrence O. Gostin42Putting People FirstTeguest Guerma43The Big Health Data FutureAngel Gurr?a44Standing Up to Big TobaccoJane Halton45Safe Food and Medical ProductsMargaret A. Hamburg46Climate Change is HereKatharine Hayhoe47A Convenient Defense: Defining AffordabilityDavid L. Heymann48A Science of Global StrategySteven J. Hoffman49Time for RenewalArianna Huffington50Reliable, Unbiased, Reproducible EvidenceJohn P.A. Ioannidis51Technology and Healthcare in AfricaJay Ireland52Love is the CureElton John53Multi-Sectoral Investments for HealthMustapha Sidiki Kaloko54Secondary Schooling for GirlsAng?lique Kidjo55Getting Health Delivery RightJim Yong Kim56Closing the Pain DivideFelicia Knaul57Equity in Child SurvivalAnthony Lake58Evidence-Informed Health SystemsJohn N. Lavis59Ignorance about Causes of DeathAlan Lopez60Five Pillars of WisdomAdetokunbo O. Lucas61Keeping the Promise to ChildrenGra?a Machel62Embracing Community InnovationMathura Mahendren63Fairness and Health EquityMichael Marmot64Medicines Must Be SaferMalebona Precious Matsoso65From Hegemony to PartnershipAnne Mills66Health in the Global EconomySuerie Moon67Disability and a Healthy SocietyChaeli Mycroft68Fusion Fund for HealthSania Nishtar69Health and Not Health CareAnders Nordstr?m70Diet for a Healthy FutureNgozi Okonjo-Iweala71Global Social Protection in HealthGorik Ooms72Inequities in Adolescent's HealthZulma Ortiz73Sharing Financial ResponsibilitiesTrygve Ottersen74We're All in this TogetherSean Penn75No Health without RightsNavanethem Pillay76No Magic BulletPeter Piot77The Health Impact FundThomas Pogge78Value-Based Health Care DeliveryMichael E. Porter80Universal Ideas / Local InstitutionsMariana Mota Prado81From Pulse to PlanetK. Srinath Reddy82A War on TuberculosisZain Rizvi83Universal Health CoverageJudith Rodin84Regulating Antimicrobials and ResistanceJohn-Arne R?ttingen85Who Will Lead?Simon Rushton86The Rwandan ConsensusRichard Sezibera87Ending Preventable Child DeathRajiv Shah88Transformative LeadershipKenji Shibuya89Global Health CitizenshipMichel Sidib?90Harmonizing HealthAkinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka91Public Health 2.0Jonas Gahr St?re92Tax ReformDavid Stuckler93Investing in a Grand ConvergenceLarry Summers94Health in a Multi-Polar WorldKeizo Takemi95Midwives Save Women's LivesChristy Turlington Burns96Smart DataKent Walker