The lightbulb moment gets the attention. What happens next creates the impact. That space between innovation and impact is where much of our work sits. Uptake Center moves evidence and innovation into action. NormativeAI integrates digital technology for policy and practice.

Digital technology for breastfeeding? Too many innovations have undermined breastfeeding and the provision and use of human milk. It’s time to use tech to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Where do you see opportunities and risks? #WBW2026 #Breastfeeding #DigitalHealth #AI

Mothers should not have to protect breastfeeding alone. Protecting motherhood and childhood, and enabling breastfeeding, is first and foremost a government obligation. To mark #WBW2026, we illuminate Code of Marketing resources and opportunities to contribute. 🔗 www.facebook.com/share/p/1QZy...

Protecting breastfeeding also means protecting small vulnerable newborns. This paper shows two pathways for human milk bank services that ensure both medical and religious safety in Islamic contexts. 📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #WBW2026 #Breastfeeding #MilkKinship #IntBreastfeedJ

From the cost of not breastfeeding to the value and investment needed to enable it. For #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, we're sharing open access resources on the economics and financing of breastfeeding. 🔗 www.facebook.com/share/1GdGaw... #WBW2026 #Breastfeeding

NEW PUBLICATION: Gender-just reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in maternity care services through the 'baby- friendly hospital initiative. a scoping review. #BFHI #GHG #Sustainability #IntBreastfeedJ #CarbonFootprint #Breastfeeding #HealthSystems 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Gender-just reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in maternity care services through the ‘baby- friendly hospital initiative’: a scoping review - International Breastfeeding Journal

Background The use of commercial milk formula (CMF) in facilities providing maternity and newborn services disrupts establishment of breastfeeding and adds to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We identi...

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NEW PUBLICATION: Gender-just reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in maternity care services through the ‘baby-friendly hospital initiative’: a scoping review. @springernature.com #IntBreastfeedJ #BFHI #Gender #Climate link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Gender-just reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in maternity care services through the ‘baby- friendly hospital initiative’: a scoping review - International Breastfeeding Journal

Background The use of commercial milk formula (CMF) in facilities providing maternity and newborn services disrupts establishment of breastfeeding and adds to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We identi...

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Mother’s Day was not meant to be reduced to gifts, offers, and commercial gestures. Let us celebrate mothers, but commercialize these days less, and ask which rights are still denied and why accountability is missing. #MothersDay #BeyondGDP www.linkedin.com/posts/rogerm...

Exciting news! Through this partnership, we aim to translate trusted guidance into practical solutions that uphold rights, support mothers and families, and help young children thrive.

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Momby and Mantis Mentor announce a new strategic partnership to advance responsible digital solutions for mothers and children and strengthen early childhood systems. www.linkedin.com/posts/mantis...

Strategic mentorship for social change isn’t a slogan for me. It’s lived experience. From UN policy work to co-founding Mantis Mentor, progress came from people who’d been there before—sharing perspective, tools, and questions. #mentorship #SDGs www.linkedin.com/posts/social...

Social change moves faster when teams can learn from those who’ve navigated similar paths before. Mentorship helps anticipate pitfalls, adapt what works, and move forward with confidence. That’s… ...

Social change moves faster when teams can learn from those who’ve navigated similar paths before. Mentorship helps anticipate pitfalls, adapt what works, and move forward with confidence. That’s t...

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A useful reminder to put people, not platforms, at the centre of digital transformation.

Mantis Mentor@mantismentor.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Digital transformation is often reduced to connectivity and tools. Frameworks like the EU Commission’s DigComp 3.0 and Mantis Mentor’s NormativeAI initiative remind us that building inclusive digital futures requires investing in people, not just platforms. www.linkedin.com/posts/normat...

🎉 Congratulations to the Government of Viet Nam and all partners involved in this milestone for families, public health, social policy, and the nation.

Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation@uptakecenter.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Viet Nam takes a bold step to protect motherhood. The new Luật Dân số extends maternity leave to 7 months for second births and adds paternity leave. A move toward rights-based, evidence-informed policy. www.vietnam.vn/en/chinh-thu...

Real change happens when experience is shared and action is collective. At Mantis Mentor’s Uptake Center, we help connect those who know the process of change with those now leading it. That is how knowledge becomes impact. #EvidenceToAction #StrategicMentorship

Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation@uptakecenter.bsky.social · 10mo ago

From evidence to action. At Uptake, we help partners turn knowledge and experience into strategies that drive policy and social change. Because knowledge only matters when it leads to impact. #UptakeCenter #EvidenceToAction #KnowledgeTransfer #CollectiveImpact

“Only one of 19 of the identified health professional associations fully covered the Code in ethics or standards documents for health professionals providing care to mothers and infants in Australia.”

Naomi Hull@naomihull.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Do Aust'n health professionals get guidance from their prof associations wrt their obligations under the I'national Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes? In 2021, the ACCC determined they do, so we set out to find out for sure. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jpsmith1.bsky.social

A new office address, a fresh view, and the first chapter of Mantis Mentor LLC — home to our social impact initiatives Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation and NormativeAl. Grateful for everyone who's been part of the journey so far. www.instagram.com/p/DQdcbb1D4g...

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A new office address, a fresh view, and the first chapter of @mantismentor — home to our social impact initiatives Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation and NormativeAI.Grateful for everyone who’s been part of the journey so far.

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Today, Mantis Mentor is pleased to announce that we have been accepted as a participant of the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary initiative for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. #UnitingBusiness #SDGs

Thrilled to share the Work & Wellbeing Program under Uptake – Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation. We support employers in building healthier, family-friendly, and inclusive workplaces that drive lasting impact. #SDGs #ESG 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/work...

Thrilled to launch mantis mentor — a consulting firm and nest for Uptake - Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation and NormativeAl! We offer strategic mentorship for sustainable change, and we're here to spin ideas into impact. www.linkedin.com/company/mant...

After a decade with FHI 360 & Alive & Thrive, I’m moving on. Deep gratitude for the learning & collective impact with partners worldwide. Latest updates: healthier pregnancies 🇻🇳, AI & gambling ads, food systems in Mekong, breastfeeding research 🇮🇪. 🗞️ mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...

Alive & Thrive EAP | Towards healthier, safer pregnancies for women in Viet Nam

The Ministry of Health and Alive & Thrive jointly organized a workshop last month to disseminate the revised National Guideline on the Screening and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

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Today at #UNGA2025, countries present climate action plans #NDCs. Breastfeeding is an overlooked investment that sustains both life and the planet. Read our proposal to recognize investment in breastfeeding as a carbon offset: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Video: youtu.be/rc7ZGOG3YlM?...

“As a policy maker, you cannot make good policy if the single largest sector of your nation's economy is not visible. You can't presume to know where the needs are. You can't locate time poverty. You can't address the most critical issues of need” ~Marylin Waryng shorturl.at/0Qs2N #UnpaidCareWork

News from Alive & Thrive in East Asia Pacific and beyond. Highlights: New partnership to establish the first human milk bank in Mongolia, contributions to ASEAN & ICN2025 forums, WBW events in Laos & Viet Nam, and digital innovations from Mexico. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...

Alive & Thrive EAP | New partnership to establish Mongolia’s first human milk bank

Alive & Thrive is pleased to announce a new partnership with UNICEF Mongolia and Amgalan Maternity Hospital to support the development of the country’s first human milk bank.

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News from Alive & Thrive in East Asia Pacific and beyond. Global, regional and national #WBW2025 events and activities, new Breastfeeding Model Hospitals in Laos, advancing safety and nutrition in preschools in Vietnam, new publications. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...

Alive & Thrive EAP | Celebrating World Breastfeeding Month 2025

Stay tuned and join us throughout the World Breastfeeding Month as we roll out a series of exciting events and activities across East Asia Pacific and beyond.

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Join us celebrating World Breastfeeding Week & Month 2025. We’re excited to join global efforts during World Breastfeeding Week and Month #WBW2025 under the theme: “Prioritise Breastfeeding – Create Sustainable Support Systems.” Events: www.aliveandthrive.org/en/news/aliv...

NEW PUBLICATION: Empowering breastfeeding support: a review of challenges, solutions, and lessons learned from large-scale interventions in Vietnam. jphe.amegroups.org/article/view...

Empowering breastfeeding support: a review of challenges, solutions, and lessons learned from large-scale interventions in Vietnam

Empowering breastfeeding support: a review of challenges, solutions, and lessons learned from large-scale interventions in Vietnam

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NEW PUBLICATION: Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and maternity protection: correlations with commercial milk formula consumption in East Asia and the Pacific. www.frontiersin.org/journals/ped...

Frontiers | Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and maternity protection: correlations with commercial milk formula consumption in East Asia and the Pacifi...

ObjectiveThe rise of commercial milk formulas (CMF) consumption by infants and young children raises concerns about their health, development, and survival. ...

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NEW PUBLICATION: Application of a locally developed open-access digital monitoring system for the human milk bank network in Vietnam. internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

News from Alive & Thrive in East Asia Pacific and beyond. Read about how AI is used to improve health, improving maternity care through mothers’ voices, local leadership in advancing maternal & child health, and monitoring of harmful digital marketing. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...

Alive & Thrive EAP | Improving maternity care through mothers’ voices

In one hospital in Cambodia, a routine birthing experience survey uncovered something unexpected: a mother was being contacted by formula companies and asked to pick up free samples just outside the h...

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Expanding pregnancy AI solutions access to Southeast Asia. “Leveraging AI-powered technologies, the partnership will enable point-of-care diagnostics, remote monitoring, and data-driven decision-making to enhance pregnancy care” www.mobihealthnews.com/news/asia/ex...

Expanding pregnancy AI solutions access to Southeast Asia and more briefs

Also, VUNO has obtained regulatory clearance in South Korea for its AI-based screening solution for kidney failure.

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News from Alive & Thrive in East Asia Pacific and beyond.  Learning across 🇻🇳🇱🇦 borders, Preah Vihear Prov Hospital 🇰🇭 meets CoE standards, ObservaMas 🇦🇷 releases Code monitoring report, digital solutions at WHA side event, new publications, ++ mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...

Alive & Thrive EAP | Learning across borders

In celebration of International Children’s Day, the Departments of Health of Quang Tri Province (Viet Nam) and Salavan and Savannakhet Provinces (Laos) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, sharing c...

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