Ten Conversations for Health

“These poems are beautiful, powerful, and accessible. Community
conversations offer an empowering platform to engage with allies in
government and civil society on the issues that matter most to them.
In doing so, opinions are changed and action is taken. I am proud of Daniel
Low-Beer and Albert Nyathi’s creative new work.”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Director General, World Health Organization
“We are delighted and proud to launch this book. We need to talk about
health as politicians in meetings, but more importantly to our people, in
real villages.”
Dr. David Parirenyatwa, Minister of Health, Zimbabwe
“We still need to learn to talk to each other more freely about Health and
HIV. The poems in this book are a fun, engaging but serious contribution
to stimulating conversations. Read them yourself and then read them to
ten other people.”
Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS
“What is health 20% medicines, and 80% what you can do. We need Ten
Conversations so that individuals, families and communities become more
engaged with their health. This is a fresh and empowering approach to
extend universal health access into communities and peoples’ lives. Read
the poems, listen to the music and do 1, 2, 3 or ten health conversations
and actions.”
Dr. Shiva Murugasampillay, Chair of ZimHealth
“This is poignant and powerful poetry. We need conversations like these
for prevention to have the decisive impact we know it can have.”
Rachel Baggaley
Coordinator Prevention and Key Populations, WHO
“Eastern and Southern Africa is driving the agenda to reinvigorate
prevention in a powerful and practical way. These are lovely poems, to get
us to have ten key public and personal conversations.”
Professor Sheila Tlou
Former Minister of Health Botswana, UNAIDS Regional Director