Lauren E. Schaeffer

Lauren E. Schaeffer is a public health professional with research and program experience who is passionate about empowering frontline health workers on low-cost, evidence-based interventions to improve health outcomes in their communities. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia, she holds a master’s degree in global health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. As a Program Officer at Medical Teams International, she supports humanitarian programs in Colombia and Guatemala.

Mothers nurse their children to mark the World Breastfeeding Week to promote global support for breastfeeding in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico August 4, 2018
Governance

Exclusive Breastfeeding Faces Continued Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

by Natalia V. Bhattacharjee, Lauren E. Schaeffer

Only six LMICs are projected to meet the WHO's Global Nutrition Target of 70 percent or greater EBF prevalence by 2030