Michael C. Latham ¹

Affiliations
1 International Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - 14853, US

Abstract

The Millennium Summit held in New York in 2000 at the United Nations was attended by 147 heads of state or government. The Assembly called for the alleviation of extreme poverty, disease and environmental degradation using the existing wealth, the modern technology and the global awareness that we have, as we enter the twenty-first century. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan expressed o strong conviction that the UN represents not only the governments of 191 member states, but more importantly the world's people who have rights and responsibilities that have a global reach.

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Michael C. Latham ¹

Affiliations
1 Cornell University, Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, US

Abstract

The many disadvantages, and harmful outcomes, of artificial feeding have been widely documented, and apply to all societies, and at all levels of affluence and poverty. But in terms of rates of serious morbidity and mortality, it is recognized that risks are much higher in poor households with inadequate sanitation, unsafe scarce water supplies, no refrigeration, poor health services and little knowledge of hygiene.

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