Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker. He is the Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system. He rose to international celebrity status after producing a Ted Talk in which he promoted the use of data to explore development issues...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth27 July 1948
CountrySweden
motivation children inspiration
The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.
children motivation inspiration
If your economy grows [by] 4 percent, you ought to reduce child mortality 4 percent.
husband my-husband resources
My husband is my most valuable resource.
decision political want
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy
motivation inspiration years
My experience from 20 years of Africa is that the seemingly impossible is possible.
motivation inspiration population
Half of the energy is used by one seventh of the world's population.
motivation war inspiration
Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
motivation inspiration people
If you have democracy, people will vote for washing machines. They love them!
appreciate people needs
Few people will appreciate the music if I just show them the notes. Most of us need to [hear it].
motivation inspiration kids
Health cannot be bought at the supermarket. You have to invest in health. You have to get kids into schooling. You have to train health staff. You have to educate the population.
school opportunity rights
To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
motivation inspiration two
There are two billion fellow human beings who live on less than $2 a day.
names suggestions world
I have a suggestion for a new name for the developing world. Let's call it the world.
giving-up too-late investing
I have a motto: it's never too late to give up. It's never too late to give up what you are doing, and start doing what you realise you love.