almost 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.

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.