title: Stronger health systems to beat TB.
abstract: Jorge Sampaio graduated in law in 1961 at Lisbon University in his native Portugal. At university and later, Sampaio took part in political action against the military dictatorship in Portugal until the revolution in 1974. In 1978, Sampaio joined Portugal's Socialist Party and was a member of parliament for many years. Sampaio was elected Mayor of Lisbon twice, in 1989 and in 1993, and served two terms as President of Portugal between 1996 and 2006.
authors.affiliation: United Nations.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sampaio
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014943:Global Health; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014480:United Nations