Cesar Victora
Cesar Victora is emeritus professor of epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil and has honorary appointments at Harvard, Oxford and Johns Hopkins University, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has conducted extensive research in maternal and child health and nutrition, birth cohort studies, inequalities in health, and on the evaluation of the impact of major global health programs.
Latest Articles
An age-old cure for what ails the world
about 10 years ago // Focus on: Global health
Globally, breast-feeding could save about 820,000 lives a year, according to a new series published in The Lancet. In this guest column, Shawn Baker, director of nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cesar Victora, epidemiologist and lead author, discuss the potential impact on maternal and child health.
Equity: A platform for achieving the SDGs and promoting human rights
about 10 years ago // Human Rights Day
A focus on equity is a powerful step toward improved human rights, write Cesar Victora, emeritus professor of epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, and Kate Somers, program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's maternal, newborn and child health team, in this op-ed on the U.N.'s global day for human rights.