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Daniel López-Cevallos

Profesor Asociado en el Departamento de Promoción y Políticas de Salud, Facultad de Salud Pública y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Massachusetts Amherst, EEUU.

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Taxing large fortunes can improve the health of Latin Americans

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the fortunes of the two richest men have grown by 70% since the start of the pandemic and are equivalent to the combined wealth of the poorest half of the region.

Expansion of corporate influence on child nutrition policies

In Ecuador, the increasingly close collaboration between the food and beverage industry and the government raises serious concerns about the transparency of policies aimed at addressing chronic child malnutrition.