U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: November is a Month of Action for Nutrition
Elizabeth Buckingham and Daniel Oerther, who both serve in the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Food Security, outline several U.S. government initiatives on nutrition that are committed to achieving “better nutrition for all” (11/19).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists”: One of the Most Neglected Health Problems in the World
Melinda Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Gates Foundation, writes malnutrition “may be the most neglected health problem in the world — and it affects many more people than any single disease,” and she discusses the Global Nutrition Report, which “is an important resource and a good sign that the world is starting to pay more attention to this urgent priority” (11/18).