Roger Mathisen
@mathisenroger.bsky.social
Nutritionist promoting rights of women and children | Co-Founder & Chair @mantismentor.bsky.social Executive Director @UptakeCenter.bsky.social. Visiting Fellow at Health Research Institute, University of Canberra. Opinions my own.
“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.”
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.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“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.”
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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October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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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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
October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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
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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...
September 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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...
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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...
September 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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 🇮🇪.
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Latest updates: healthier pregnancies 🇻🇳, AI & gambling ads, food systems in Mekong, breastfeeding research 🇮🇪.
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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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October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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...
Latest updates: healthier pregnancies 🇻🇳, AI & gambling ads, food systems in Mekong, breastfeeding research 🇮🇪.
🗞️ mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...
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?...
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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
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September 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“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
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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...
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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September 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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...
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...
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...
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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August 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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...
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...
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...
July 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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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July 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
NEW PUBLICATION: Empowering breastfeeding support: a review of challenges, solutions, and lessons learned from large-scale interventions in Vietnam. jphe.amegroups.org/article/view...
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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July 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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...
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....
Application of a locally developed open-access digital monitoring system for the human milk bank network in Vietnam - International Breastfeeding Journal
Background Establishing the first Human Milk Bank (HMB) in Vietnam at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children marks a significant advancement in neonatal care. This specialized service addresses t...
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July 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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...
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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July 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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...
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...
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...
“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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June 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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...
“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...
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...
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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June 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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...
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...
Indian startup CareMother by Doto Health expands to Vietnam through a strategic partnership with Alive & Thrive, Health Departments in Vietnam and Laos. The collaboration is designed to harness digital health solutions to reduce maternal and infant mortality www.biospectrumasia.com/news/30/2616...
Indian startup CareMother by Doto Health expands to Vietnam
Indian startup CareMother by Doto Health expands to Vietnam
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June 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Indian startup CareMother by Doto Health expands to Vietnam through a strategic partnership with Alive & Thrive, Health Departments in Vietnam and Laos. The collaboration is designed to harness digital health solutions to reduce maternal and infant mortality www.biospectrumasia.com/news/30/2616...
On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, Alive & Thrive introduces Al detectors to monitor and enforce the comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. Alive & Thrive is now looking for partnerships to introduce and adapt this powerful new AI tool to new markets for expanded impact.
May 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, Alive & Thrive introduces Al detectors to monitor and enforce the comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. Alive & Thrive is now looking for partnerships to introduce and adapt this powerful new AI tool to new markets for expanded impact.
World Health Assembly: In a new resolution, Member States agreed to expand the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes to tackle digital marketing of formula milk and baby foods. www.who.int/news/item/26...
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 26 May 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
World Health Assembly: In a new resolution, Member States agreed to expand the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes to tackle digital marketing of formula milk and baby foods. www.who.int/news/item/26...
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Can #AI advance #Nutrition4All?✅.
In 🇻🇳, Alive and Thrive's virtual assistant is helping detect online violations of the BMS Code, proving that tech can support enforcement.
As #WHA78 discusses #BMS marketing, we urge countries to support the resolution.
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In 🇻🇳, Alive and Thrive's virtual assistant is helping detect online violations of the BMS Code, proving that tech can support enforcement.
As #WHA78 discusses #BMS marketing, we urge countries to support the resolution.
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May 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Can #AI advance #Nutrition4All?✅.
In 🇻🇳, Alive and Thrive's virtual assistant is helping detect online violations of the BMS Code, proving that tech can support enforcement.
As #WHA78 discusses #BMS marketing, we urge countries to support the resolution.
🍼 scalingupnutrition.org/news/regulat...
In 🇻🇳, Alive and Thrive's virtual assistant is helping detect online violations of the BMS Code, proving that tech can support enforcement.
As #WHA78 discusses #BMS marketing, we urge countries to support the resolution.
🍼 scalingupnutrition.org/news/regulat...
Postpartum care could encourage more families to feel confident about having children. Enhancing public policy and incorporating international best practices will be essential to meet the evolving needs of mothers and families in Vietnam. e.vnexpress.net/news/life/th...
The Joyful Nest launches campaign to support new, expecting mothers - VnExpress International
As Vietnam's birth rate continues to decline, The Joyful Nest has introduced “A Gift of Multiple Joys”, a heartfelt campaign celebrating mothers expecting between May and September 2025.
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May 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Postpartum care could encourage more families to feel confident about having children. Enhancing public policy and incorporating international best practices will be essential to meet the evolving needs of mothers and families in Vietnam. e.vnexpress.net/news/life/th...
NEW PUBLICATION: Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools. internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools - International Breast...
Background Sales of commercial milk formula products (CMF) are rising rapidly. This study analysed key economic and environmental impacts CMF feeding in Indonesia, which are often overlooked in policy...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW PUBLICATION: Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools. internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
News from Alive & Thrive in East Asia Pacific and beyond.
Read about Cambodia’s Food Security & Nutrition Strategy, Mongolia’s Code Monitoring Digital Platform, Vietnam’s AI tool to curb alcohol marketing, new publications, Green Feeding Tool, and more. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...
Read about Cambodia’s Food Security & Nutrition Strategy, Mongolia’s Code Monitoring Digital Platform, Vietnam’s AI tool to curb alcohol marketing, new publications, Green Feeding Tool, and more. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...
Alive & Thrive EAP | Cambodia launches the 3rd National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition
As a member of Cambodia’s Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance Executive Committee and with funding from the Embassy of Ireland in Viet Nam, Alive & Thrive/FHI 360 contributed to shaping the st...
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May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
News from Alive & Thrive in East Asia Pacific and beyond.
Read about Cambodia’s Food Security & Nutrition Strategy, Mongolia’s Code Monitoring Digital Platform, Vietnam’s AI tool to curb alcohol marketing, new publications, Green Feeding Tool, and more. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...
Read about Cambodia’s Food Security & Nutrition Strategy, Mongolia’s Code Monitoring Digital Platform, Vietnam’s AI tool to curb alcohol marketing, new publications, Green Feeding Tool, and more. mailchi.mp/fhi360/alive...
NEW PUBLICATION: Incremental financial costs of strengthening large-scale child nutrition programs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam: retrospective expenditure analysis. globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Incremental financial costs of strengthening large-scale child nutrition programs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam: retrospective expenditure analysis - Globalization and Health
Background Inattention to young child growth and development in a transitioning global environment can undermine the foundation of human capital and future progress. Diets that provide adequate energy...
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May 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
NEW PUBLICATION: Incremental financial costs of strengthening large-scale child nutrition programs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam: retrospective expenditure analysis. globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....