for All by the Year 2000" was criticized for being too broad and idealistic, and with the changing political climate of the 1980s health care began to move towards more selective and cost-efficient approaches. Mahler was left to champion a more holistic and inclusive approach to health care on his own and with his departure as the Director-General, the WHO lost its political profile. During the 1980s AIDS epidemic, he acknowledged that WHO were slow to respond to the spread of the disease. After leaving WHO, Mahler became director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. He left the role in 1995. Mahler died in Geneva on 14 December 2016 at the age of 93. He is buried at the Cimetière des Rois in Geneva. His tombstone bears the quote: "Health for all. All for health" References 1923 births 2016 deaths People from Norddjurs Municipality World Health Organization officials Danish public health doctors Danish officials of the United Nations Recipients of the Four Freedoms Award Members of the National Academy of Medicine