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Michael C. Latham

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Michael C. Latham (May 6, 1928 – April 1, 2011) was a Tanzanian-born professor emeritus at Cornell University.[1][2]

Life

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Latham was born in Tanzania in 1928.[3] Latham studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland for both his undergraduate (1949) and graduate (1952) degrees.[3] Later, he graduated with a master's degree in tropical medicine from the University of London in 1958 and a master's degree in public health and nutrition from Harvard University in 1965.[3]

Between 1955 and 1964, Latham worked for the Ministry of Health in Tanzania and served as its director of nutrition.[3]

In 1963, Latham began advocating for the use of breastfeeding instead of infant milk formula, and after a decade of struggle, in 1981 he was able to regulate the marketing of infant formula.[3]

To promote breastfeeding, he co-founded the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action in 1991.[3]

Awards

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Bibliography

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  • Kilimanjaro Tales: The Saga of a Medical Family in Africa[4]
  • Human Nutrition in Tropical Africa[5]
  • Human Nutrition in the Developing World[6]
  • Hidden Hunger and the Role of Public-Private Partnership[7]

References

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  1. ^ Lawrence, Ruth A. (August 1, 2011). "A tribute in memoriam: Michael C. Latham". Breastfeeding Medicine. 6 (4): 163–164. doi:10.1089/bfm.2011.9987. PMID 21770730 – via go.gale.com.
  2. ^ Grimes, William (April 14, 2011). "Michael C. Latham, Expert on Nutrition in Developing World, Dies at 82". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "International nutritionist Michael Latham, champion of the marginalized, dies at 82". Cornell Chronicle.
  4. ^ Ofcansky, Thomas P. (September 13, 1996). "Gwynneth Latham and Michael Latham. Kilimanjaro Tales: The Saga of a Medical Family in Africa. London and New York: The Radcliffe Press, 1995. ix+220pp. Glossary. Index. Maps. Photographs. $39.50. Cloth. - John Russell. Kenya, Beyond the Marich Pass: A District Officer's Story. London and New York: The Radcliffe Press, 1994. xii+161pp. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Photographs. $39.50. Cloth". African Studies Review. 39 (2): 192–193. doi:10.2307/525459. JSTOR 525459. S2CID 129596155 – via Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Latham, M. C. (October 13, 1981). "Book Review: Human Nutrition in Tropical Africa". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 3 (4): 1. doi:10.1177/156482658100300411. S2CID 81000903.
  6. ^ Bongaarts, John (March 1, 1998). "Human Nutrition in the Developing World". Population and Development Review. 24 (1): 177–178. doi:10.2307/2808139. JSTOR 2808139 – via go.gale.com.
  7. ^ Latham, Michael C. (October 13, 2003). "Overview: Hidden Hunger and the Role of Public-Private Partnership". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 24 (4_suppl2): S67–S68. doi:10.1177/15648265030244S202. PMID 17016947. S2CID 208064437.