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It’s no secret in global health: we already know how to save the lives of women and children. We have at hand innovations that target the leading killers of mothers and their babies—innovations that could help us meet Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, which call for a marked decrease in maternal and child deaths by 2015.

When Njabulo was born, his mother gave him the perfect food—breast milk. But she died when he was just two months old, leaving the infant without the source of nutrients he so needed and the antibodies to keep him free from illness. Njabulo was in dire shape when he was placed in a transition home for HIV-exposed infants. Fortunately, the home was one of the few places in South Africa with a human milk bank. Fed donated mother’s milk, the tiny infant began to thrive.

Female condoms are an often-overlooked option for contraception and safer sex.

Keith Neroutsos manages procurement for PATH. When we asked him to name the most unusual item he’s ever had to procure, he had to think for a minute before replying.