Roger Mathisen
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Nutritionist promoting rights of women & children. Director @aliveandthrive East Asia Pacific @fhi360 Global Nutrition. Opinions are my own.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Joined October 2010
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.
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NEW PUBLICATION: Empowering breastfeeding support: a review of challenges, solutions, and lessons learned from large-scale interventions in Vietnam.
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RT @neo_papers: Application of a locally developed open-access digital monitoring system for the human milk bank network in Vietnam #neoTwi….
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Lessons learned from the Da Nang HMB have been shared to guide the development of HMB monitoring systems in other regions and countries. The digital monitoring system has proven to be a critical tool...
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RT @CONSTANCECHING4: Impact of Code implementation & maternity policy on improving breastfeeding/reducing BMS (CMF) use is crucial - howeve….
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RT @CONSTANCECHING4: “As total scores on Code implementation increased, per capita CMF consumption decreased. Most countries with high CMF….
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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. @fhi360 @syd_health @FrontPediatrics
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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. @fhi360 @aliveandthrive @BioMedCentral #IntBreastfeedJ @gatesfoundation @irlembvietnam
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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...
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“Vietnam offers a promising model: with support from the SUN Civil Society Alliance, it has launched the AI-powered Virtual Violations Detector, which identifies breaches of the Code in real time and alerts regulators, enabling swift action and targeted advocacy.” @AfshanKhan
Breastfeeding is a proven life-saver, yet digital marketing of breast milk substitutes is drowning out this truth. At #WHA78, countries adopted a resolution to stop this. My thoughts in @SciDevNet 👇
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UN calls for bold nutrition action to tackle child and women nutrition crisis in Afghanistan. “Afghanistan’s nutrition crisis is not just a local emergency—it is a test of global commitment to the world’s most vulnerable children and women.” @UNICEFAfg .
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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”
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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, ++
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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...
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India"s CareMother by Doto Health expands in Vietnam. “the initiative will enable real-time diagnostics, remote monitoring, and data-driven decision-making, empowering frontline healthcare workers and enhancing healthcare delivery in underserved areas.”.
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CareMother by Doto Health is expanding its Vietnamese presence to tap into the growing healthcare market.
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Indian startup @dotoforher expands to Vietnam through a strategic partnership with @aliveandthrive and Health Departments in Vietnam and Laos. The collaboration is designed to harness digital health solutions to reduce maternal and infant mortality.
www.biospectrumasia.com
Indian startup CareMother by Doto Health expands to Vietnam
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RT @DrKarleenG: Earlier this year, I was coauthor on a paper titled, 'Reconsidering “inclusive language.”' Two of the authors we cited wrot….
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RT @olikendrick_: This is such a smart move! Using AI to track and enforce tobacco ad bans feels like the kind of innovation we need more o….
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On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, @aliveandthrive introduces Al detectors to monitor and enforce the comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. A&T is now looking for partnerships to introduce and adapt this powerful new AI tool to new markets for expanded impact.
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It’s inspirational to see these World Health Assembly member states and partner organizations ahead of the curve in adapting new digital solutions including AI to monitor and enforce legislation related to the new digital marketing resolution.
On May 21, @aliveandthrive presented VIVID Vietnam prototype, and the Code Monitoring Digital Platforms in Mexico, Argentina, Laos, and Mongolia (in partnership with @UNICEF) at the 78th WHA side event on Monitoring Digital Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
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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.
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