Michael C. Latham

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

Life

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

Bibliography
  • 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
  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. "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.
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